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For those who subscribe to the Westminster Standards, which are usually officers in a confessional Presbyterian Church (PCUSA excluded), are saying that what the Standards say is what the Scriptures teach on a particular subject, be it the Laws of God the status of the Pope, Justification or Scripture itself. As you have noted, the Standards are not Scripture but that does not mean that the Church can't rely on them as a faithful interpretation of Scripture. In fact that's one of the reasons why we have them so everyone within the church can be on the same page.
Otherwise everyone would have their own personal opinion. The Church could not say whether tht opinion is right or wrong resulting in each person being their own little denomination.
The Scriptures are the Supreme judge and if one believes that the Standards do properly reflect what Scripture teaches then there shouldn't be a problem using the Standards. If one does not believe that the Standards are true to Scripture then you should not subscribe to them or make every attempt to change them. And the Standards have been changed since 1647.
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