Against Sola Scriptura...

GingerBeer said:

That's irrelevant to the original post and topic of thins thread. Let's stick to the thread's topic.

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dreadnought said:

I believe the Lord spoke through the prophets. I think the Apostles were wise men who usually said the right things.

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rjs330 said:

I don't think so. It's not irrelevant at all. Sola Scriptura recognizes that scripture is the sole authority in matters of doctine and faith not people. If someone teaches something that is contrary to scripture scripture take precedence . That makes it the sole source of authority in matters of doctrine and faith.

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Tree of Life said:

I'm writing an academic paper for my seminary program AND teaching two Sunday school classes on the doctrine of Sola Scriptura. My basic thesis will be something like: "The Bible teaches the doctrine of Sola Scriptura and therefore we should accept it."

In order to do a bang-up job I need to confront and dispatch the most formidable objections to the doctrine. What objections are you aware of? Also, if you could recommend a good book or scholarly article, perhaps from a Catholic perspective, which seeks to argue against Sola Scriptura, I would appreciate it!

Edit: By the way, let me define Sola Scriptura. The definition I'm working from is this:

The Bible alone is the Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith and practice.

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GingerBeer said:

I write the table of contents first as an aid to planning the contents of the book.

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Tree of Life said:

The biggest objections seem to be:

1. The Bible does not teach Sola Scriptura.
2. Sola Scriptura is responsible for division in the church.
3. Sola Scriptura makes an idol out of the Bible.
4. The Bible doesn't define the canon.

It will take a whole paper to deal with these objections. But they are fairly easily and adequately dealt with.

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redleghunter said:

No, if the G man was in Protestant lands his research and discovery would have been unimpeded. Scientific discovery flourished after the Reformation in Europe.

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Gracia Singh said:

As did a rise in secularism, praise of Greco-Roman paganism within the arts, revolts, anti-clericalism, philosophical speculation that eventually gave rise to atheistic humanism, and with it, moral relativism.

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redleghunter said:

That all thrived in Continental Europe in the 18th and 19th century. Not in the UK and United States.

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