When sufficiency isn't enough

I could grab my Bible, mount the pulpit at almost any fundamental church, and few sermons would get me more "amens" then one on the authority and impact of God's Word. We love the Bible and we are proud of our strong stance on it's principles. I would say,
"This book we have in our hands is the very WORD of God!"
"Amen!"
"It's powerful!"
"Amen!"
"It's infallible!"
"Amen!"
"It will never ever fail! It will last forever!"
"Preach it, brother!"
"And it is sufficient for our faith and practice! It's our only source of truth!"
At this point I envision the people being so excited that they can no longer contain themselves! They jump up and parade me around on their shoulders chanting "Amen, amen, amen." Not that anything remotely close to this has ever happened to me...but hey! It's my fantasy!

But...is it REALLY our only source of truth?

We Baptists are pretty hard on the Catholics for their authority being founded in the Bible and tradition. And yet, we are guilty of the same thing. There are areas that we hold as dear and unchangeable...yet these traditions lack any biblical grounding. We would even condemn some who don't practice our traditions the same way we do. And what we are saying by our actions is that God's Word isn't really enough. We need other standards for our practice.

We often say by our actions and attitudes that the Bible is really not sufficient in the area of music. We need to add our own preferences. What scriptural background do we have for our condemnation of the styles we don't like? What makes music acceptable or not acceptable to God? What chord progressions honor Him and which ones don't? Which rythms is He pleased with and which does He hate? The Bible doesn't speak to these areas...so do we really believe it says enough about the topic?

Though we proudly stand on the cessation of God's revelation and say that the Bible is complete and perfect, yet we often seek additional revelation to determine God's will for our lives. We throw out fleeces and pray "Reveal your will!" Wait. Isn't the Bible enough? Isn't it sufficient? Why do I need additional revelation to determine if God wants me to buy the red car or the blue car? Aren't the principles of wise stewardship enough for me make a decision?

Sufficient means just that...it MUST be enough. It's time we really "Amen" it and LIVE by it!
Amen?