Sola scriptura does not mean that a person ignores and rejects everything that has ever been written, except the Bible.
But it does mean that a person can rightly declare that anything written by a person that contradicts the Bible is wrong.
Furthermore, it means that anything written by a person that does not contradict the Bible may or may not be true, but we don’t accept it as the absolute infallible Word of God.
We gain immeasurable blessing from all the church fathers, saints, and others who wrote about the Bible, to teach us and edify us.
The Catholics have their list, and the Protestants have this same list plus numerous others. But no Christian was infallible in their doctrine and teaching, so we don't accept any other person's writings as we do the Bible.
Neither St. Augustine nor Martin Luther wrote infallibly, and neither do Popes. But all may write very good and true things, consistent with the Bible and Gospel, and even led by the Holy Spirit.
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2007-11-04
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