Chapter 6 - FINALITY OF GOD'S WORD

When God gave the Old Testament law to the Jews, He warned them about adding to His law. He warned, “You will not add to the word that I command you, nor take anything from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God that I commandyou” (Dt 4:2). This was a stern warning and one that still applies today. God’s final revelation to man was the book of Revelation. With the last verses of instruction to man in this book, God warned
men not to add to His word.

Revelation 22:18,19

For I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book. If anyone will take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God will take away his part out of the Book of Life, out of the holy city and the things that are written in this book.

God could not have made His point more clear. We must not
add to His word religious laws that we invent for ourselves. We must not add as requirements for our salvation the religious traditions of men. Adding to God’s law is saying that His laws are not sufficient. It is saying that God needs help to determine what is best for man. But God says that His law is the "perfect law of liberty" (Js 1:25). It is perfect in order “that the man of God may be
complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Tm 3:17). Since God’s law is perfect and complete, then who are we to say that we need to add to it?

SCRIPTURE READING: Gl 1:6-10

SCRIPTURE RESEARCH: Do not add to the word: Pv 30:6; 2 Jn 9-11, All-sufficient word: 2 Tm 3:15-17; 2 Pt 1:3, Word causes growth: At 20:32; 1 Th 2:13; 1 Pt 2:1,2; 2 Pt 3:18, Final revelation: Gl 1:6-9; 2 Tm 4:1-4; Jd 3