We agree that the scripture (at least the books we all consider canonical) is necessary for salvation, is truth and can ve a vehicle of sanctifying grace, and is “profitable” for the clergy to round off their education.
Where is it written that “all things necessary to become a Christian, live as a Christian, and grow as a Christian are clearly presented in the Bible”? Where, for example, is it written that the Bible contains one book but not another? Re-read the article, please - you can do better than that.
I read the article and many others just like it. The early church that had the original documents “heard” the Holy Spirit in the writings and were convinced as to their authenticity. Through reading, they believed that the Scriptures they had were the very words of God himself and they were able to distinguish the authentic from the spurious. It is as Jesus said in John 10:27: “My sheep hear my voice and they follow me”. The fixing of the “canon” some two to three hundred years later did not authenticate the books of the bible, but merely cataloged them.