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Sola Scriptura. Why?

phattonez

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I don't really see a thread on this issue, but seeing as how this is an important distinction between Protestants and Catholics/Orthodox, it's a debate that's worth having here.

So, why do you support sola scriptura when:
1) The Bible nowhere actually says that you should go by scripture alone?
2) Christians for at least a few decades had no Bible, while for a few hundred years there was no settled canon?
3) There is no way to use the Bible to prove what books belong in the Bible?
4) The Bible explicitly teaches that you are to use tradition to guide you?
 
phattonez said:
I don't really see a thread on this issue, but seeing as how this is an important distinction between Protestants and Catholics/Orthodox, it's a debate that's worth having here.

So, why do you support sola scriptura when:
1) The Bible nowhere actually says that you should go by scripture alone?
2) Christians for at least a few decades had no Bible, while for a few hundred years there was no settled canon?
3) There is no way to use the Bible to prove what books belong in the Bible?
4) The Bible explicitly teaches that you are to use tradition to guide you?
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This is why I gave up on traditional organized religion. My Bible has all the answers...don't need a middleman.
 
WCH said:
This is why I gave up on traditional organized religion. My Bible has all the answers...don't need a middleman.
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How does this answer any of my questions?
 
WCH said:
So I can leave those questions in God's hands and don't need to ponder them.
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God wants you to not use the intellect that He gave you?
 
WCH said:
I see asking those question as harmful to my faith. Not trying to be close-minded or derail the thread.
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Do you consider your intellect as harmful to your faith? Did God ever anywhere say not to use your intellect? Or, rather, what does the Bible say about wisdom?
 
I think number 4 answers it. They do it that way because that is the way it has been for centuries. Tradition.
 
phattonez said:
Do you consider your intellect as harmful to your faith? Did God ever anywhere say not to use your intellect? Or, rather, what does the Bible say about wisdom?
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I'm nearly 60. I've had plenty of time to question my faith.

Maybe you should explain why you are questioning yours?
 
WCH said:
This is why I gave up on traditional organized religion. My Bible has all the answers...don't need a middleman.
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Do you believe the Bible is infallible? There's errors in it, and translation oddities. The King James version was written by a series of groups who each brought in their versions of their assignments and choices were made by a governing committee.
 
phattonez said:
I don't really see a thread on this issue, but seeing as how this is an important distinction between Protestants and Catholics/Orthodox, it's a debate that's worth having here.

So, why do you support sola scriptura when:
1) The Bible nowhere actually says that you should go by scripture alone?
2) Christians for at least a few decades had no Bible, while for a few hundred years there was no settled canon?
3) There is no way to use the Bible to prove what books belong in the Bible?
4) The Bible explicitly teaches that you are to use tradition to guide you?
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Which version of the Bible is the true, infallible word?The King James Version?
 
Skeptic Bob said:
I think number 4 answers it. They do it that way because that is the way it has been for centuries. Tradition.
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Sort of. The Bible dictates what to believe. Tradition dictates how best to practice your faith and even sometimes how best to interpret the Bible - which is necessary because none of the New Testament was written contemporaneously with the life of Jesus.
 
Grand Mal said:
Do you believe the Bible is infallible? There's errors in it, and translation oddities. The King James version was written by a series of groups who each brought in their versions of their assignments and choices were made by a governing committee.
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Only God is infallible. The Bible was written with diverse literary forms that leave open individual interpretation. I believe it has answers to all the questions.
 
WCH said:
Only God is infallible. The Bible was written with diverse literary forms that leave open individual interpretation. I believe it has answers to all the questions.
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I believe you're right. I also believe most people find the answers they want to hear.
 
Grand Mal said:
I believe you're right. I also believe most people find the answers they want to hear.
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If you go to enough different churches, you will hear many different answers to the same questions. This made me study my religion at home with my Wife.
 
WCH said:
I'm nearly 60. I've had plenty of time to question my faith.

Maybe you should explain why you are questioning yours?
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I'm not questioning my faith. Sola scriptura isn't a Catholic teaching.
 
Skeptic Bob said:
I think number 4 answers it. They do it that way because that is the way it has been for centuries. Tradition.
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Yet the tradition that teaches sola scriptura broke from the tradition that preceded it, the one that went back to Christ.
 
Grand Mal said:
Which version of the Bible is the true, infallible word?The King James Version?
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I believe that the Church has labeled the Vulgate as the infallible version. Translations are not infallible.
 
Napoleon said:
Sort of. The Bible dictates what to believe. Tradition dictates how best to practice your faith and even sometimes how best to interpret the Bible - which is necessary because none of the New Testament was written contemporaneously with the life of Jesus.
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The Bible doesn't actually dictate that.
 
WCH said:
Cause y'all have the ultimate middleman.
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It's important when trying to settle important issues, like John chapter 6.
 
WCH said:
That's considered a miracle not something that needs explanation.
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I mean the second half of the chapter.
 
phattonez said:
I don't really see a thread on this issue, but seeing as how this is an important distinction between Protestants and Catholics/Orthodox, it's a debate that's worth having here.

So, why do you support sola scriptura when:
1) The Bible nowhere actually says that you should go by scripture alone?
2) Christians for at least a few decades had no Bible, while for a few hundred years there was no settled canon?
3) There is no way to use the Bible to prove what books belong in the Bible?
4) The Bible explicitly teaches that you are to use tradition to guide you?
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I have a question on #4. Who decides what traditions are valid to use as guides towards leading a Christian life (assuming that is the goal)?
 
<alt>doxygen said:
I have a question on #4. Who decides what traditions are valid to use as guides towards leading a Christian life (assuming that is the goal)?
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Those kinds of questions lead you to the dark side. ;)
 
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