tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694031944500217799.post7960338490317094261..comments2023-09-17T02:56:56.917-07:00Comments on Reason From Scripture: Sola Scriptura as an Epistemological Principle?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694031944500217799.post-31420083489493767032010-11-08T21:56:43.320-08:002010-11-08T21:56:43.320-08:00Michael,
I'm aware that you were arguing the ...Michael,<br /><br />I'm aware that you were arguing the standard position of the Catholic church. That doesn't change the fact that it's a bad argument (as I briefly demonstrated above). And that's why I'm not Catholic. <br /><br />If you'd like to interact with my above response, I'd love to discuss it. If not, thanks for the comments.David N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00774829757737151477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694031944500217799.post-83921210696745824392010-11-08T21:44:05.798-08:002010-11-08T21:44:05.798-08:00I'm afraid your line of reasoning is faulty, a...<i>I'm afraid your line of reasoning is faulty, and also unpersuasive..</i><br /><br />Dear David,<br />It's not my line of reasoning, but the Catholic Church. <br /><a href="http://www.thecatholictreasurechest.com/stand.htm" rel="nofollow"> The Catholic Church Stands Alone! </a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940745178193985942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694031944500217799.post-908642023951837852010-10-28T11:38:11.951-07:002010-10-28T11:38:11.951-07:00Michael, thanks for your comment.
I'm afraid ...Michael, thanks for your comment.<br /><br />I'm afraid your line of reasoning is faulty, and also unpersuasive (which is important, since I presume that you actually wish to persuade people that Sola Scriptura is false).<br /><br />Notice that I can use the same logic on any group that DENIES sola scriptura. I could say, "Roman Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox, Mormons, and others all claim to possess the continuing revelation of the Holy Spirit and that their churches are infallible interpreters of the Bible, and yet they disagree on so many things." Notice that as long as I can lump a big group together under some umbrella (in this case, continuing revelation and/o church infallibility) and show that they disagree, I can wave my hand and dismiss any one of them as being false. But of course the statement that I just made does not in and of itself prove that either Catholicism or Mormonism is false. In the same way, putting all the groups in the world together who claim to follow the Bible and saying "look at all the confusion" neither proves that sola scriptura is false, nor does it prove that any of those groups is false.<br /><br />Also, you said: "Today there are tens of thousands of competing denominations, each insisting its interpretation of the Bible is the correct one. The resulting divisions have caused untold confusion among millions of sincere but misled Christians." But of course this statement is also perfectly true of all those groups who DENY sola scriptura. Rome, Orthodoxy, Mormonism, etc all claim that their own interpretation of the Bible is the correct one. So again, this does nothing to disprove sola scriptura. <br /><br />Thanks again for the interaction. This is a very important discussion.David N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00774829757737151477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6694031944500217799.post-23204520300192802782010-10-28T03:08:11.187-07:002010-10-28T03:08:11.187-07:00Some Christians claim, "The Bible is all I ne...Some Christians claim, <b>"The Bible is all I need,"</b> but this notion is not taught in the Bible itself. In fact, the Bible teaches the contrary idea (2 Peter 1:20–21, 3:15–16). The <b>"Bible alone"</b> theory was not believed by anyone in the early Church. <br /><br />It is new, having arisen only in the 1500s during the Protestant Reformation. The theory is a <i>"tradition of men"</i> that nullifies the Word of God, distorts the true role of the Bible, and undermines the authority of the Church Jesus established (Mark 7:1–8). <br /><br />Although popular with many <i>"Bible Christian"</i> churches, the <b>"Bible alone"</b> theory simply does not work in practice. Historical experience disproves it. Each year we see additional splintering among <i>"Bible-believing"</i> religions. <br /><br />Today there are tens of thousands of competing denominations, each insisting its interpretation of the Bible is the correct one. The resulting divisions have caused untold confusion among millions of sincere but misled Christians. <br /><br />Just open up the Yellow Pages of your telephone book and see how many different denominations are listed, each claiming to go by the <b>"Bible alone,"</b> but no two of them agreeing on exactly what the Bible means. <br /><br />We know this for sure: The Holy Spirit cannot be the author of this confusion (1 Corinthians 14:33). God cannot lead people to contradictory beliefs because his truth is one. The conclusion? The <b>"Bible alone"</b> theory must be false.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07940745178193985942noreply@blogger.com