sola scriptura

[BBAS 64]

You are right, we have and it is from you that I got the idea that Jamnia never happend.

Oh yeah I agree, I was using this article for the information on the books themselves, not his ideas. I think I said I don't buy all of what he is pushing, but the info about the books themselves (explainations).

And I think we discussed and I think you told me that you didn't think the LXX had the apocrypha. Right?

Good Day, Uncle Bud

I do not recall taking that postion on the LXX.

Peace to u,

Bill

 

[Lynn73]

Okay, so the Bible covers all subjects and is not confusing in anyway right? I mean we don't have any divisions within churches, and everyone is on the same page, and because the Holy Spirit has guided us all into truth, we are devoid of any controversies int eh church. Right?

The Bible never says it is a measuring stick, and we have no written record that God said it was our measuring stick, so how did we come by the idea that it was? Comparing the words of men to the Bible are fine, and we should all do that but what about when there was no Bible? How did Christians survive? What was their measuring stick then?

Ac 17:11

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These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

They still had the Old Testament Scriptures. If you're speaking of God's people who lived in the OT, God spoke through His prophets. He spoke directly to some of them, such as Moses. Tell me something, if the word of God isn't to be our standard of truth, then what is?

2 Tim. 3 15

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Not used as a measuring stick? Sounds like it is to me if it's to be used for repoof, correction, and instrution in righteousness.

Heb 4:12

- Show Context For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

It's a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, yet not a measuring stick? I have to disagree with you, I'm afraid.

 

[SumTinWong]

They still had the Old Testament Scriptures. If you're speaking of God's people who lived in the OT, God spoke through His prophets. He spoke directly to some of them, such as Moses. Tell me something, if the word of God isn't to be our standard of truth, then what is?

That is the question that I posed. Some would say it was the church of that time that was their standard. If the Bible is our standard of authority, who gave us that right, and if there is support for it in the Bible?

Not used as a measuring stick? Sounds like it is to me if it's to be used for reproof, correction, and instrution in righteousness.

When Paul wrote that the only Bible of sorts was the OT, and perhaps some of his other letters flaoting around. This was written before 68AD (as he was killed around that time along with other Christians), so the scriptureas he was reffering to was the OT. He was telling Timothy to search for the truth there. I do not , neither does anyone else any reason to think that Paul knew that this would have gotten to our present Bible. When Jesus mentioned the scriptures in John 5:39(You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,), He was referring to the Jews and the OT.

Anyway, I still ask by what authority do we say this book we now have is our authority on our life with Christ?

It's a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart, yet not a measuring stick? I have to disagree with you, I'm afraid.

It says the word of God. What in that verse was the writer saying was the word of God? There was no Bible yet Lynn, so what was the word of God that was spoken of here? Albert Barnes says of this verse: "The “Word of God” is “what God speaks” - whether it be a promise or a threatening; whether it be Law or gospel; whether it be a simple declaration or a statement of a doctrine."

I would look up what many comentators say about this phrase. Many people try to attribute this to the Bible, but there was no Bible. For Paul (yes I think it was Paul) to be talking to the Hebrews about a non-existant book, would have been ludicrous. Some say he was talking about the "Word" which was mentioned in John 1:1, and others say it was the Good News (Gospel) that was being preached. One thing they are pretty certain on it was not the Bible.

 

[Glorianna]

I am definitely not... especially after everything we learnt in my theology class at university!