Scripture Alone? Is Half the Story Sufficient?

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Scripture Alone? Is Half the Story Sufficient?

http://www.call2holiness.org/ScriptureAlone/ScriptureAlone.htm

http://www.call2holiness.org/era-of-peace.html


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Answer 1

"So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, "Why don't your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with 'unclean' hands?"
He replied, "Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
" 'These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
They worship me in vain;
their teachings are but rules taught by men.' You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the traditions of men."
And he said to them: "You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother,' and, 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.' But you say that if a man says to his father or mother: 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is Corban' (that is, a gift devoted to God), then you no longer let him do anything for his father or mother. Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that." "
Mark 7:5-13

Answer 2

The sufficiency of Scripture doesn't mean what a lot of people think it means. It means that the Bible is enough for trusting and obeying God completely. That doesn't mean that we don't use other sources of authority. It means that the Bible is the only infallible and always true source.

It means that if someone says "God said you must do this," you're not required by God to do it unless the Bible says it. The sufficiency of Scripture casts out the idea of "personal revelation" from God... even if it's from the pope.

The guy on that website says that the Bible isn't sufficient and points to the fact that no verse says the words, "sufficiency of Scripture." It's funny that he backs up the authority of the Catholic church with a vague verse himself. No verse of Scripture says that "the Catholic church is the only true church," yet that's exactly what he claims.

The word "Trinity" is not found in the Bible, but all orthodox Christians believe in the idea, because it is taught in Scripture.

Here's a verse that speak to the Scripture's sufficiency:

1 Timothy 3:14-17
http://www.gnpcb.org/esv/search/?q=2+timothy+3%3A14-17
- Notice that the Scripture is enough to make one wise to salvation, and that it is enough for a person to be competent and equipped for every good work.

Answer 3

The fruits of Sola Scriptura...

"But when He, the Spirit of Truth, has come, He will teach you all the truth. For He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He will hear he will speak, and the things that are to come He will declare to you." John 16:13

Most non-Catholic sects declare that the Holy Spirit is 'teaching' them the truth. However, there can be only one truth. Since the advent of Sola Scriptura and individual interpretation of Scripture, how can the Holy Spirit be in each of the thousands of sects, teaching all of them opposing viewpoints? It is to be noted that all of the following denominations teach from the same Bible, so why the differences in teaching?

1. How can the Holy Spirit tell the Lutherans the Eucharist is the true presence of Christ, and then tell the Baptists it is only a symbol?

2. How can the Holy Spirit tell the Methodists it is alright to have female ministers, and then tell the Baptists it is unbiblical?

3. How can the Holy Spirit tell the Seventh Day Adventists that Saturday is the day of worship, and then tell the Presbyterians the day of worship is Sunday and not Saturday?

4. How can the Holy Spirit tell the Lutherans that the Blessed Virgin Mary was and remains always virgin, and then tell the Baptists she had other children?

5. How can the Holy Spirit tell the Baptists, 'once saved always saved', and then tell the Church of Christ that Sola Fides is unscriptural?

6. How can the Holy Spirit tell Episcopalians to baptize infants and then tell Pentecostals infant baptism is invalid?

7. How can the Holy Spirit tell Mormons that the Holy Trinity is three separate persons, and then tell Methodists the Trinity is three persons in one GOD?

I could go on and on with the differences between non-Catholic sects, but I think you get the point. It takes only a minimum of common sense to realize that the Holy Spirit could not be speaking to each and everyone of those thousands of non-Catholic sects in the opposing ways of which I have sampled here. However, I was recently reminded that common sense is not so common anymore. It is easy to see that the 'fruits of Sola Scriptura' are not from GOD. There is no 'one fold and one shepherd' in Protestantism. Opposing teachings in these denominations is rampant, all caused by the false doctrine of Sola Scriptura and its accompanying 'individual interpretation' of Holy Scripture. Which, if any, of these sects is being taught all of the truth, as promised by Jesus Christ in John 16:13?

"And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom GOD has given to all who obey Him." Acts 5:32

Okay, GOD Himself has thrown down the gauntlet...TO ALL WHO OBEY HIM.
So who obeys the will of GOD? Is it the Lutherans who say the Holy Eucharist is the 'True Presence' of Jesus Christ incarnate, or is it the Baptists who say, 'It is only a symbol'?
Is it those who say we have to worship on Saturday or is it those who say worship on Sunday?
Is it those who say baptize infants or those who say not to?

Answer 4

2 Tim. 3:16-17 for Christians.
Joshua 1 for the Jews.
I disagree with the premise of page 1 of 'call2holiness'.

Answer 5

I will base my salvation on the scripture and what it says. You do what you like.

Answer 6

It's a great way to silence questions.
it's a great way to get texts interpreted in a modern light, instead of the historical one they were written in.