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Easiest Defense of Sola Scriptura

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Sola Scriptura wasn't a teaching of Christ's, I don't think, since he taught a lot that wasn't in Scripture.
Would Matthew 4:4 qualify as his teaching sola scriptura in his own words?
 
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Thank you for applying an element of Biblical exegesis.
 
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OOPS! Must be getting tired. I missed "Jesus of the The Urantia Book" still there on your posts. I thought that maybe you were coming around to an authentic Christian viewpoint.
That's concerning. I must have missed it as well due to the late hour. Is there a mention of the Urantia book in this thread?
Asking rather than seeking through 9 pages of posts where I must have missed reading it myself.
 
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Well said.
 
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Only begotten means "unique".
 
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That's concerning. I must have missed it as well due to the late hour. Is there a mention of the Urantia book in this thread?
Asking rather than seeking through 9 pages of posts where I must have missed reading it myself.
No, no mention, he's just taking shots at me because I'm not in his sect.
 
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Would Matthew 4:4 qualify as his teaching sola scriptura in his own words?
No, not unless you're presuming God's words don't exist outside of Scripture, which Christ did not believe (or else he'd be a Sadducee, and in fact wouldn't even talk or teach as a divine authority outside of Scripture).
 
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No, not unless you're presuming God's words don't exist outside of Scripture, which Christ did not believe (or else he'd be a Sadducee, and in fact wouldn't even talk or teach as a divine authority outside of Scripture).
I had understood , at least I think it is an proper understanding, that Jesus ministry encompassed a retelling of old testament parables. And those parables would then have a new ending due to his making the prophecy part of them come true. Thereby demonstrating he was the promised Messiah spoken of by the prophets.

No, no mention, he's just taking shots at me because I'm not in his sect.
Thank you for clearing that up.
 
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I sought out the Jewish Encyclopedia in hopes of answering my own question earlier.

What do you all think?Quite a read really.
SON OF GOD:
I like Jewish Encyclopidia of 1908, it's a great window into Jewish thought life.
 
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Christ references Old Testament stories, but he also teaches ones that come directly from him. There is nothing in the Old Testament that overtly says you must eat the flesh and drink the blood of God to inherit eternal life.
 
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The agent who created the universe.
Jesus is a Son of that agent. He has creative powers and authorities bestowed upon him. Having successfully completed the incarnation requirements of his Father he now has "all power and authority in heaven and on earth" granted to him. To us he is to all intents and purposes God. But he's still not the first agent.


Good night
 
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What a pointless post, you might as well say it is opinion that Jesus is the one true God.
And, it is opinion when your Pope says there are other ways to find God.
Understand that we are posting on something called Christian Forums. Understand that it has a doctrine statement of faith to post here. One part of that is that Jesus is God. This debate is on SS among Christians. We base our faith on certain concepts and we believe certain concepts because of our faith. It is not opinion in the least that we profess the core tenets of Christianity. As far as the truth of God's word in scripture; there would not be Christianity without these words.
 
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Judaism had no concept of Yahweh having a Son. So this was all news to them.
So, if the Jews don't accept that Jesus was the Son of God, does that mean that He isn't?

They certainly believe in a Messiah. They are just still waiting for Him. There eyes will be opened and the saving of the 144,000 will become a proven prophecy.
 
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I will pray for you, Colter.
 
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So you don't believe all things were made by him (John 1:3)?
 
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Jesus created the universe.... thought I spelled that out..

Genesis 1:1 says that “God created the heavens and the earth.” Then, Colossians 1:16 gives the added detail that God created “all things” through Jesus Christ. The plain teaching of Scripture, therefore, is that Jesus is the Creator of the universe.
 
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