Comments on: Pastor N. T. Grayshon schools me on the Sufficiency of Scripture https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/  Informing Minds. Moving Hearts. Directing Hands. Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 By: Joel https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50287 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 02:22:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50287 Good. The point I’m making is that it is a dangerous thing to say that extra-biblical resources are necessary and thus the resources of scripture are insufficient. See my separate comment above.

]]> By: Gabriel Powell https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50286 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 01:17:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50286 True, it may not be necessary, there are many situations in life where inadequate sleep is unavoidable (solider in battle). But if it is avoidable, and especially if it is driven by inordinate desires, then it should be addressed.

]]> By: Joel https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50285 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:29:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50285 We shouldn’t still not say that getting enough sleep is necessary. It is quite possible that God could intend to grow you in Christ likeness by not having you get “enough” sleep. Or we might say that God always gives his children enough sleep (ps127). And that might include getting no sleep. We must be careful because what we think is necessary might not be what God thinks.

]]> By: Gabriel Powell https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50284 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 22:07:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50284 Well, as a biblical counselor I would say that “getting enough sleep” is not the ultimate goal. It is one necessary goal in the sense of taking care of one’s body to be able to fulfill God-given responsibilities. But the ultimate goal is to grow to become more like Christ, which includes getting necessary sleep for the body to function.

]]> By: Joel https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50283 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:16:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50283 Gabriel, good observation. The word necessary means that it would be impossible to arrive at your goal without that thing.
But there is a bigger problem. Why is getting enough sleep the goal here?

]]> By: Joel https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50282 Sat, 28 Oct 2017 20:14:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50282 Is the Bible sufficient to convince someone they need more sleep? Is God’s intention for his word to communicate that information? That’s kind of like asking if the Bible is sufficient for giving me the answers to my math homework. Of course it is not sufficient for that. In order to understand what we mean by the word “sufficiency” we must understand what the right problem is, what the right goal is, and how the Bible alone sufficiently provides the solution for moving us out of that problem and arriving at that goal.

]]> By: Gabriel Powell https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50273 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:20:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50273 My concern with this article is there is a bit of bait and switch going on. The article proves that Scripture is sufficient in addressing this young man’s problem. The sleep studies added nothing to the Bible in terms of necessary information to live a life pleasing to God. What they did was provide extra motivation to do what the Bible says.

Another problem is that scenario assumes the point its trying to prove. It concludes that the sleep studies were necessary because they were helpful. In this narrative they are useful, but it cannot be proved that they were necessary. What if the counselor lovingly confronted the young man about his rebellion against God’s Word? Could not the Spirit have used biblical methods to bring conviction of sin?

]]> By: gyen https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50265 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 14:22:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50265 This has been really helpful to me. I was already of the opinion that more than the Bible would be more helpful in many counseling situations, but it is hard to express against the simple argument, “but isn’t Scripture sufficient?”

A lot of times the soundbite appeals to us because we have a Twitter-length attention span, while the truth may require more careful thought and a line of reasoning to follow.

]]> By: Andrew Chance https://headhearthand.org/blog/2017/10/25/pastor-n-t-grayshon-schools-me-on-the-sufficiency-of-scripture/#comment-50263 Wed, 25 Oct 2017 12:39:00 +0000 http://headhearthand.org/?p=27344#comment-50263 Great post. I appreciate you pushing this discussion further.

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