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I have heard many definitions of Sola Scriptura, from the extreme ones ("nuda" scriptura) to some more liberal ones. There are some definitions that I would agree with, but still, "sola" means "only" and I am more for "prima" than "only".
On the other hand, I think that some mild definitions of sola scriptura practically equal prima sctriptura. So, sometimes its just about definitions.
Catechism of the Catholic Church, Article 82...…………….
As a result the Church, to whom the transmission and interpretation of Revelation is entrusted, ‘does not derive her certainty about all revealed truths from the holy Scriptures alone. Both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honoured with equal sentiments of devotion and reverence.
This is why “Sola Scriptura” was so important in the Reformation. Contrast the above statement with these points from the Westminster Confession:
The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed, and obeyed, depends not upon the testimony of any man, or Church; but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof: and therefore it is to be received, because it is the Word of God.
WCF 1.4
The infallible rule of interpretation of Scripture is the Scripture itself: and therefore, when there is a question about the true and full sense of any Scripture (which is not manifold, but one), it must be searched and known by other places that speak more clearly.
WCF 1.9
The supreme judge by which all controversies of religion are to be determined, and all decrees of councils, opinions of ancient writers, doctrines of men, and private spirits, are to be examined, and in whose sentence we are to rest, can be no other but the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.
WCF 1.10
The Importance of Sola Scriptura
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