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. . God’s Word—not history, emotions, logic, or philosophy—is the ultimate
authority on this subject. God’s Word is not contrary to the history of God’s
church. It is not detached from human emotion, not independent of the
rules of logic and philosophy. However, these are not the chief contributors to
the following conclusions. Scripture alone is the final authority for any
doctrine’s establishment. (Peter Sammons, Reprobation and God’s Sovereignty:
Recovering a Biblical Doctrine [Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel Academic,
2022], 17, emphasis in bold added)
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