Is there a Bible verse that affirms Sola Scriptura?

[Not David]

If not, is then Sola Scriptura fake?

 

[HTacianas]

If not, is then Sola Scriptura fake?

In a word, no.

If that were true it would need to have been true from the beginning. It would be impossible for it to have been true from the beginning because there was no new testament at the beginning of Christianity, and copies of the old testament were too rare for every church to have a copy .

Add to that the fact that most people were illiterate until around 100 years ago, the scriptura was all but meaningless.

 

[TuxAme]

I'm interested to see what others have to say.

 

[A_Thinker]

If not, is then Sola Scriptura fake?

It is the testimony of scripture that Christ appealed to scriptures to justify His teachings. He certainly didn't appeal to the Jewish religious groups or to their traditions ...

 

[TuxAme]

It is the testimony of scripture that Christ appealed to scriptures to justify His teachings. He certainly didn't appeal to the Jewish religious groups or to their traditions ...

Where did we get the Bible?

 

[Dirk1540]

If not, is then Sola Scriptura fake?

Can you define it please? I’m just curious because I have heard that a lot of people mix up Sola Scriptura and Solo Scriptura. Just wondering how true that is.

 

[JIMINZ]

If not, is then Sola Scriptura fake?

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Every Verse affirms Sola Scriptura, why, because everything written in the Bible is Truth, there isn't any Ritual or Tradition more affirming than truth itself.

Rituals shall cease, Traditions shall fade away.

Mat. 24:35
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

Mark 13:31
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass
away.

Luke 21:33
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away.

 

[com7fy8]

Well, it depends on what someone means by sola scriptura. I think usually people mean the Bible has all we need to know and do, in order to be saved and live for God and be Raptured and do well in judgment and then share eternity with God and one another as God's own family.

And, yes, there is scripture which says not to add to what God has written to us. Deuteronomy 4:2 says what I think means this. Also, in Revelation we are told not to add to the Book of Revelation, if I understand this scripture right > Revelations 22:18. But ones understand that if we are not to add to the Book of Revelation, it makes sense that God does not want us to add to anything else of His word.

In any case, we do need all which God means by the Bible; so we need to make sure we study and know and live all which the Bible means. But this comes mainly by trusting in Christ > Ephesians 1:12, and submitting to all which God pleases to do with us > Proverbs 3:5-6, James 4:7, Colossians 3:15, Hebrews 12:4-11, 1 John 4:17-18.

But included in what the Bible says is that we the children of God are an "epistle of Christ written in our hearts", in 2 Corinthians 3:1-3. We, not a paper book, are the message of God, I consider this means. We are the living meaning, the love meaning which words are not enough to tell, though we need to grow and mature more and get more correction of His love's perfection > 1 John 4:17.

And, talking about love, we have >

"Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us." (Romans 5:5)

So, we children of God have God's own love being shared with us "in our hearts" by the Holy Spirit. This is not just scripture. So, there is more than scripture > there is all which God Himself does in us and our lives and ministry. And God does all He knows His word means >

"'So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth;
. It shall not return to Me void,
. But it shall accomplish what I please,
. And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.'"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Isaiah 55:11)

So it is not enough to have the scriptures, but we also need how the Holy Spirit in us and our lives produces all which God Himself understands His word to mean. And we discover this by submitting to God (James 4:7, Proverbs 3:5-6), actively seeking His correction (Hebrews 12:4-11), and growing in His love so "that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." (in 1 John 4:17-18)

So, we need how God perfects us in His love, "that we may have boldness in the day of judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world." This is what God wants, and Isaiah 55:11 guarantees that this word of God will accomplish what He pleases.

So, yes we do need the holy scriptures, but we also need how God does all He means by His word, with us.

And if God's grace does in us what the Bible says, this is enough. Even so, there are people and things which God uses which are not in the Bible and not specified in detail in God's word.

But are there traditions and messages which are not in the Bible, but we need them?

I believe that the Bible has what we need, in order to be saved and then conformed into the image of Jesus and in order for us to love the way God wants. But in our everyday lives there are specific people and activities which God wants to share with us. So, I believe these can be essential if God wants them.

If He arranged that you heard a certain preacher in order to get saved, that was essential. If He provides us with a certain church which He uses to mature us in Jesus, this is essential. And there are trials and problems which can be essential.

So, I think the practical thing to do is to simply submit to God and discover all He does with us. All His grace does in us is essential, I would say.

And I think the Bible gives us enough. No more is necessary, in general. But, like I say, if there are certain things God wants for an individual, these things can be essential. And what the Holy Spirit has us saying in prayer is, I think, the word of God, if it is what God has us saying. And our prayers might not have actual quotes of the Bible.

So, I agree with the basic idea of sola scriptura, I think, but I understand there is all which God Himself shares with us, and this is all essential

 

[royal priest]

If He arranged that you heard a certain preacher in order to get saved, that was essential. If He provides us with a certain church which He uses to mature us in Jesus, this is essential.

Sola Scriptura affirms Ephesians 4:11-12.
It also recognizes the responsibility of God's people to affirm the integrity of their message. Acts of the Apostles 17:11; Isaiah 8:20

 

[Sabertooth]

That question has more ramifications than you can imagine.

1. God's Word is firm as intended (though not necessarily as preferred). See Matthew 24:35.
2. The Holy Spirit can add to the written Word, but He will never be in conflict with it. See John 14:26. The "greater" works mentioned in John 14:12 will be unprecedented (that is, not described in Scripture).
3. The written Word is still useful as a test for orthodoxy (when there IS a conflict). See 2 Timothy 3:16.
4. Something that is not in conflict with the written Word could still prove to be a bad idea. It just doesn't fail THAT test. See 1 Corinthians 10:23

 

[Albion]

There are numerous verses that speak of Scripture being of the highest worth; and there are none that speak of something else being its equal.

Put 1 and 1 together and you get your answer, just as you arrive at the belief in the Trinity because of various verses that teach the oneness of God while others teach the distinctiveness of the three different persons of that God--even though there is not a single verse that proclaims God is one being in three divine persons.

 

[Tigger45]

1 Corinthians 4:6

 

[Not David]

If I am honest, I feel we need Tradition to explain why we believe what we believe.

 

[JIMINZ]

If I am honest, I feel we need Tradition to explain why we believe what we believe.

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What Traditions would they be?

 

[Sabertooth]

In the early 1900s, there was a British evangelist named Smiths Wigglesworth. Sometimes (when he had healing meetings) instead of "laying on" of hands, he would PUNCH people...! They would fall back, of course, but when they got back up, they would be healed (and uninjured from his punch). You will see no example of that in your Bible.

"Sola Scriptura" means (to some, at least) "If it isn't in your Bible, you don't get to do it."

I'm not sure what you would call the idea, "If it is in CONFLICT with your Bible, you shouldn't do it."

 

[Soyeong]

If not, is then Sola Scriptura fake?

In Acts 17:11, the Bereans were praised because they diligently tested everything that Paul said against OT Scripture to see if what he said was true and Sola Scriptura is essentially saying that we should take the same approach whenever someone tries to teach us something. If there is ever a conflict between what OT Scripture says and what someone else says, then we should side with OT Scripture every time.

 

[Bible Highlighter]

If not, is then Sola Scriptura fake?

If you are interested, here are two posts I had written a while back on Christian Forums that defends Sola Scriptura (using the Bible):

A Biblical Defense of Sola Scriptura - Part 1.
A Biblical Defense of Sola Scriptura - Part 2.

I hope it helps;
And may God bless you today.

 

[Not David]

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What Traditions would they be?

The Traditions of the Early Church.

 

[JIMINZ]

The Traditions of the Early Church.

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What I'm asking for is a definite, an example of some of the things you speaking about.

 

[Not David]

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What I'm asking for is a definite, an example of some of the things you speaking about.

The Didache, writings of the Church Fathers.