Lord's Day: February 8, 2026 Preacher: Carlos Montijo Series: It Is Written: Scripture Alone Topic: Authority Scripture: Romans 3:1–4, 9–20; John 9:34; Luke 6:39; Mark 7:13; 1 Timothy 3:15; Matthew 7:12, 29; John 8:12–19; Romans 8:16, 23–27, 34; John 1:1; 1 Thessalonians 2:2–13; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; Deuteronomy 18:9–14; 1 Timothy 2:5; 1 John 2:2; 5:6–9; 1 Corinthians 4:6–12; Romans 11:16–24; Titus 1:9

May it never be! Rather, let God be true and every man a liar, as it is written, “That You may be justified in Your words, And overcome when You are judged.” Romans 3:4

17“Even in your law it has been written that the witness of two men is true. 18“I am He who bears witness about Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness about Me.” John 8:17–18

• There is no such thing as an infallible human authority, for all men and women are corrupted, fallen sinners, and liars.

I. What does infallible mean?

• Not capable of erring (making errors)—at all
• God-Breathed Scripture, Free Grace Broadcaster 239 (Chapel Library, 2017), https://www.chapellibrary.org/book/gbscfg/godbreathed-scripture.
• Some traditions dogmatically affirm that it is possible for some people to be infallible (the pope), or that some people lived on earth without ever committing any personal sin, even while still suffering the other effects of the fall (Eastern Orthodoxy).
• Romans 3:9-20

II. Of Fallible Men & Infallible Authorities

• John 8:12-19
• We as believers and as the church of God already have, not one, not two, not three, but four infallible Authorities—God and His Word.

III. Belief in infallible authorities is neither contrary to Scripture—it is Scriptural—nor is it anti-Protestant…

• As long as infallible authorities are restricted to God and His Word alone.

IV. Parallel Problems: Fallible Mediators & Authorities

• Those who impose so-called “infallible” churches, traditions, popes, councils, etc., undermine and replace the authority and power of God and His Word.

V. Why would you look to men for what God alone can provide?

• We cannot go beyond what is written, cannot go against what is written, cannot contradict what is written—the Jesus test, Scripture test, “It is written” test, Logos test, Logic test.

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