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That's an interesting theory. Maybe you should put it to a test. Define Sola Scriptura according to what you think the applied definition is. Then share it on a forum famous for its adherence to Sola Scriptura and see how many people agree.
Indeed, sir. Sola Scriptura is an elastic term. It gets stretched to mean whatever it needs to mean. Every time I see someone define Sola Scriptura according to their own understanding, several someones come along and tell him he's wrong and then they give their own meaning for this elastic term. Their answers never match up with his or even with each other's. Someone posts a dictionary definition which resembles nobody's usage. The whole thing breaks down in a cacophony of noise, insults and threats of toilet papering someone's house.
I don't think we can say that, "colors." If you check back through the several threads dealing with Sola Scriptura, I know that you will find a number of posters who are opposed to SS and persistently mention objections that frustrate the number of supporters of SS who say that they've already explained, over and over again, what it is and is not. To say or think that those who misrepresent or misunderstand it are in the same boat as those who are believers in it and have spent a lot of time trying to get through to their opposite number is to make a mistake IMHO.
Well, here's an idea. Everyone seems to agree that SS is a concept that was given prominence by Martin Luther. What it means, therefore, is not just something that's all things to all people. It's a particular term, incorporated into the official beliefs of a more than a few denominations, and treated in a jillion history books. Anyone can find out what it means with very little effort, using a search engine on the internet.
Ah. We who reject Sola Scriptura should pay no attention to the people who actually espouse Sola Scriptura. Let them use whatever definition they want for that elastic term without being troubled over just what the heck they mean. Got it, thanks!
If you wish.
Not got it, from what I see in that paragraph.
So, what should we be seeing as the place and nature of the Bible in the Christian Life?
I think it's fine to jettison the term "Sola Scriptura" itself and possibly reformulate our articulations about its place in the Church as long as this doesn't mean also throwing away our recognition that the writings in the Bible were intended to hold a high level of Authority within the overall Christian faith.
At some level, we have to ask ourselves, why did Jesus refer to Scripture as a source of spiritual Authority? ("It is written ...")
2PhiloVoid
Hmmmm well, when Love is the standard, you cannot be lawless. The basis of all the laws is to not cause harm. It becomes lawless when there is no sense of respect for each other, with or without a law or written code.
Of course you can. But maybe the word antinomian isn't the best one after all. What else says "Believe Jesus is your guy and all other doctrines or beliefs or behavior are just whatever you want to make them be?"
