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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.That's irrelevant to the original post and topic of thins thread. Let's stick to the thread's topic.
so you reject the NT as being the Word of God?I believe the Lord spoke through the prophets. I think the Apostles were wise men who usually said the right things.
But scripture is not the sole source of authority. God is. A bible is not God.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.
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.
I write the table of contents first as an aid to planning the contents of the book.
What objections have you gleaned from your thread?
What are the counters?
Only in cloud cuckoo land are they easily dealt with.The biggest objections seem to be:
It will take a whole paper to deal with these objections. But they are fairly easily and adequately dealt with.
- The Bible does not teach Sola Scriptura.
- Sola Scriptura is responsible for division in the church.
- Sola Scriptura makes an idol out of the Bible.
- The Bible doesn't define the canon.
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.
That all thrived in Continental Europe in the 18th and 19th century. Not in the UK and United States.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.
Revolts? Revolution? Secularism? Anti-clericalism? Anti-monarchialism?That all thrived in Continental Europe in the 18th and 19th century. Not in the UK and United States.
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