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I have found Scripture consistently true and consistent with the construct that SCRIPTURE IS MORE THAN SUFFICIENT TRUTH TO ENABLE ME TO RELATE ETERNALLY WITH GOD INTIMATELY AND WITH OTHERS AS I WOULD PREFER TO BE RELATED TO. . . . except that it seems to take a life time of practice to get there wholesale.

So where in Scripture does it say that Scripture alone is our authority?

-A8

Er, can I get two cents in here?

I'm not "Sola Scriptura" (or any such doctrine of man) - but I do see the Scriptures as a divine revelation, one of four. Further, I insist the priority of divine revelations must be as follows:

God the Father has revealed Himself to us in these four ways:

1. Through Jesus Christ who is the brightness of His glory, the express image of His person, by Whom all things that were made, were made and for Whom they exist. (Hebrews 1:3, John 1, Col 1 etc.) If you know Jesus personally, you have the first, most direct and most important revelation of the Father.

2. Through the indwelling Spirit who leads us into all Truth (John 14-17). He reveals Christ to us, personally. If you abide in Christ (John 15) and follow the Spirit's leading (Romans 8), you will have the "mind of Christ." (I Cor 2)

3. Through the Scriptures. Not a jot or tittle of the law and prophets will pass until fulfilled and the new heaven and new earth begins. The indwelling Spirit brings the Scriptures alive within you, revealing Christ in all of this.

4. Through Creation (Psalms 19) - and we are all accountable for noting it. (Romans 1:20) Creation speaks to us that God is.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. - Psalms 19:1-3

IMHO, the risk is in getting these revelations out of order. IOW, if one puts Scripture above the Spirit or the Spirit above Jesus - it will lead to confusion.