I've been asking for the official definition of sola scriptura for years now, not a repost of post #11, but anything linked to an official source. Perhaps it's the posting style or perhaps it's the shoddy understanding of Catholicism, but I'm not that gullible that I'm willing to take anyone's word for it. I, like the sola scripturists, like to read things for myself. Therefore, I would still like to examine any official definitions formulated by any of the sola scripturist denominations. Twelve years ago when I converted to Catholicism I never had to deal with this kind of obstructionism. Catholics were happy to link me to official documents which I could access and read at my own leisure. Ironic that it took a Catholic to recently provide the source for what we have been told is the official, historical, formal, confessional, verbatim definition of sola scriptura. Here are all seventeen words again in context:
The Solid Declaration of the Formula of Concord - Book of Concord
Notice, the word infallible isn't in there. Already you've deviated from the official, historical, formal, confessional, verbatim definition of sola scriptura.
But, beyond that, I'm also seeing deviations from the definition offered us to in post #11. Concepts usually associated with sola scriptura such as scripture interprets scripture, the perspicuity of scripture or the Holy Spirit teaching individuals about scripture.
Really, the official official, historical, formal, confessional, verbatim definition of sola scriptura offered to us in post #11 is limited to an unnamed group of churchmen and then only for norming dogma. All this other stuff that comes up in the guise of sola scriptura isn't really sola scriptura. Or, so I'm told.
So, how about it? Surely Reformed Baptists have defined this iconic concept/principle/practice/rule/teaching/doctrine beyond seventeen words.
Finally, I hate to burst burst your bubble, but sola scriptura hasn't disproved, overturned or altered any dogma of the Catholic Church one tittle. Besides, that's not sola scriptura. Sola scriptura is for norming dogma 'among us', whoever 'us' is. I kind of doubt the authors had Reformed Baptists in mind when they penned that.