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#### Confession of Faith

##### Chapter 1: Of the Holy Scripture

<span class="q">Q 10.</span> The supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.[^fnref:wcf1]

[^fnref:wcf1]: <div class="esv"><h5>Matthew 22:29</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p40022029.01-1">But Jesus answered them, <span class="woc">&#8220;You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.</span></p> </div><h5>Matthew 22:31</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p40022031.01-2"><span class="woc">And as for the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God:</span></p> </div><h5>Ephesians 2:20</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p49002020.01-3">built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone,</p> </div><h5>Acts 28:25</h5> <div class="esv-text"><p id="p44028025.01-4">And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: &#8220;The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:  (<a href="http://www.esv.org" class="copyright">ESV</a>)</p> </div> </div>