Originally Posted by CQ
That is precisely the Protestant attitude.
Jesus said:John 6:51
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51 I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
But you say:
Jesus said:Mark 14:22And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body.
But you say:
Ephesians 3:10
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10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
Scripture does not need to say "there would be a time when it would be the sole infallible authority."
ReplyDeleteAny teaching that contradicts Scripture or that Scripture does not address is not binding.
This does not in the least change the idea that the Scripture alone is inspired-inerrant Word of God.
It follows from the necessity of the case that something that is inspired-inerrant by definition is the highest authority in the church. This is based on the nature of the Scripture itself.
Thanks for replying. You don't know how I thirst for this type of discussion. I wish more people would be willing to make these sorts of comments. Especially if they are done in a friendly tone. Thanks. Let me address your points.
DeleteScripture does not need to say "there would be a time when it would be the sole infallible authority."
Why not? If any teaching that contradicts Scripture or that Scripture does not address is not binding, then sola scriptura is not binding. Show me sola scriptura in Scripture. You know it's not there.
This does not in the least change the idea that the Scripture alone is inspired-inerrant Word of God.
Of course not. Because Scripture alone is not in Scripture. Scripture alone is a man made tradition which contradicts the Holy Word of God. Let me show you:
2 Thessalonians 2:15Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
HOLD THE TRADITIONS. Not Scripture alone.
It follows from the necessity of the case that something that is inspired-inerrant by definition is the highest authority in the church.
Lol! You just cut your own throat. If something is inspired-inerrant IN THE CHURCH, then by definition, the Church is the source of that inspired-inerrancy. And that is correct. A Scripture attests:
1 Timothy 3:15 King James Version (KJV)
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
It is, because the Church wrote the New Testament and put together the Bible, that the Holy Bible is inspired and inerrant. God gave His Church the charism of infallibility.
This is based on the nature of the Scripture itself.
No. It's based on the nature of the Church.
Ephesians 3:10 King James Version (KJV)
10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,