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RickardoHolmes
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I ask Why Sola Scriptura? I ask because I do not subscribbe to it and have difficulty understanding the motivations behind it. (Although I have theories into why and how)
Also, something else that I find fascinating as well is what I call "Verse Mining" ie... Someone , in an attempt to refute or affirm something, quotes one sentence of writings from the Bible, attempting to use that as a means and end of justifying their argument. It may work with some people, but to me, the entire book needs to be looked at in it's entirety. Most people who "verse Mine" lack not only the insight and knowledge of who the writer was, but also the situation around which it was written to begin with. Not to mention, these tend to be the very individuals who have no clue as to how the Bible even came into existance.
Personally, And I will say this not to provoke anyone but as a third question, What's really so great about the Bible? It has fallen out of favor with Academicians , it has been disproved in part by science and history, and for me, it has never been a source of inspiration as so many claim it to be. I certainly do not find it to be any more or less inspired than many other books out there.
From what I can gather, after years of research, that it is nothing more than an assigned value derived by group consensus. That, sadly, does not make something true. Reason and Logic dictate that.
I am not saying that it does not have usefulness as a glimpse into a small faction of early Christians and their mythology. But it seems like a collection best suited for early Christians, especially literate Romans who wanted to share a common story. Roman culture was such that people wanted to be on the same page so to speak.
Finally, something I have seen posted over and over. I need to clarify this one for everyone's sake. Some people will verse Mine 2Timothy 3:16 as saying that the Bible is something to be used as Sola Scriptura. If we look at the original text, the time and language in which it is written, πᾶς γραφή θεόπνευστος καί ὠφέλιμος πρός διδασκαλία πρός ἔλεγχος πρός ἐπανόρθωσις πρός παιδεία ὁ ἐν δικαιοσύνη We notivce first off that the reference is to Toric or Old Testament Scripture, not New testament as it did not yet exist. If we were to take ""All Scripture" the Pasa Graphee as in Greek We would have to include anything Including the New Testament, but also the Koran, the Book of Mormon and unfortuantely the collected writings of Baba Ram Dass. The Latter does nto appeal to me either.
In context, we see not a single bases for Sola Scriptura, either in Scripture itself or in logic or reason. yet so many subscribe to it, and I would like to know why, both from thsoe who do and those who have observations
Thanks
Also, something else that I find fascinating as well is what I call "Verse Mining" ie... Someone , in an attempt to refute or affirm something, quotes one sentence of writings from the Bible, attempting to use that as a means and end of justifying their argument. It may work with some people, but to me, the entire book needs to be looked at in it's entirety. Most people who "verse Mine" lack not only the insight and knowledge of who the writer was, but also the situation around which it was written to begin with. Not to mention, these tend to be the very individuals who have no clue as to how the Bible even came into existance.
Personally, And I will say this not to provoke anyone but as a third question, What's really so great about the Bible? It has fallen out of favor with Academicians , it has been disproved in part by science and history, and for me, it has never been a source of inspiration as so many claim it to be. I certainly do not find it to be any more or less inspired than many other books out there.
From what I can gather, after years of research, that it is nothing more than an assigned value derived by group consensus. That, sadly, does not make something true. Reason and Logic dictate that.
I am not saying that it does not have usefulness as a glimpse into a small faction of early Christians and their mythology. But it seems like a collection best suited for early Christians, especially literate Romans who wanted to share a common story. Roman culture was such that people wanted to be on the same page so to speak.
Finally, something I have seen posted over and over. I need to clarify this one for everyone's sake. Some people will verse Mine 2Timothy 3:16 as saying that the Bible is something to be used as Sola Scriptura. If we look at the original text, the time and language in which it is written, πᾶς γραφή θεόπνευστος καί ὠφέλιμος πρός διδασκαλία πρός ἔλεγχος πρός ἐπανόρθωσις πρός παιδεία ὁ ἐν δικαιοσύνη We notivce first off that the reference is to Toric or Old Testament Scripture, not New testament as it did not yet exist. If we were to take ""All Scripture" the Pasa Graphee as in Greek We would have to include anything Including the New Testament, but also the Koran, the Book of Mormon and unfortuantely the collected writings of Baba Ram Dass. The Latter does nto appeal to me either.
In context, we see not a single bases for Sola Scriptura, either in Scripture itself or in logic or reason. yet so many subscribe to it, and I would like to know why, both from thsoe who do and those who have observations
Thanks
