Where in the Bible is sola scripture?

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Answer 1

Nowhere. Is ironic that Protestants say Catholics follow the word of man but they all based their teachings on the words of one man!

Answer 2

The approach to authority is very different in the ancient Church than in the modernist Protestant church. The Catholic Church follows the “Word of God alone” while the Protestant ecclesiastical groups follow Sola Scriptura which states that only God’s written word is authoritative. The latter is a sixteenth century man made doctrine designed to destroy the unity of the Church and fragments the entire body of Christ by exponentially increasing schisms caused by accepting only part of God’s word by the Protestants. Sola Scriptura is not a doctrine for a better understanding of the Logos but instead is designed to circumvent the legitimate authority of the Church given by Christ.

It is the belief of the ancient Church that is the Magisterium of the Church that has the authority given by Christ to expound on, recognize and guard the Word of God. The Word of God is not only the written Scriptures but all that is handed to the Church by the Holy Spirit. In so doing and carrying out her responsibility the Church is the true servant of the Word.

God’s people have never been Sola Scriptura advocates. In Jesus’ day the orthodox Jews were not, nor were Jesus or the apostles. The continuation Sola Verbum Dei is a theological continuation of God’s Word from the Old Covenant to the New. The only ones who believed in anything resembling Sola Scriptura were the Sadducees who were the theological liberals of their day. We know that the first century Christians did not believe in Sola Scriptura by the teaching of St. Paul in Holy writ:

(2Th 2:15 DRB) (2:14) Therefore, brethren, stand fast: and hold the traditions, which you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle.

The Church teaches that the Word of God is the Logos:

(Joh 1:1 DRB) In the beginning was the Word: and the Word was with God: and the Word was God.

(Joh 1:2 DRB) The same was in the beginning with God.

(Joh 1:3 DRB) All things were made by him: and without him was made nothing that was made.

(Joh 1:4 DRB) In him was life: and the life was the light of men.

So the question among Christians should not be what is the Word but instead how is the Word revealed to man. To the Protestant the Word is only revealed in written form called Sola Scriptura. To the Catholic Christian the word has a much broader meaning and is revealed to man in more than a written form where men were inspired to reveal God’s Word. Catholics believe that inspiration is not only personal as with the biblical writers but is also revealed to and through the Church such as in the Ecumenical Councils and through the authority exercised through the Church to recognize, guard, interpret and teach the Word. The Church throughout history has faithfully exercised her authority to guard the word of God against the attacks of heresies, such as Sola Scriptura.

In Christ
Fr. Joseph

Answer 3

It's not.



The idea that all revealed truth is to be found in "66 books" is not only not in Scripture, it is contradicted by Scripture (1 Corinthians 11:2, 2 Thessalonians 2:15, 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 1 Timothy 3:15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 3:16). It is a concept unheard of in the Old Testament, where the authority of those who sat on the Chair of Moses (Matthew 23:2-3) existed.

Answer 4

There isnt. The sola is dealing with the departure of Christianinty to other forms .aka roman catholic church, methodists, apostolics, etc. . Sola means the return to the written word and the teaching of the apostles. That the scriptures speak for themselves and everyone has the knowledge to discern what is right and what is good.
If you want to study church history there is a link below. Otherwise the word, Sola, the word Christmas and other such words aren't found in the Bible, just made up by man.

Answer 5

It's not.

The CHURCH is called "the pillar and foundation of the Truth."

Some will try to site the verse in Revelation about "not adding to or subtracting from" the writings, but that is about that book alone (and besides is terribly ironic coming from a population that HAS removed books from the Bible!).

Another verse commonly cited for this belief is that "Scripture is profitable for instruction in righteousness," yet that does not mean "only."

All doctrine should be compared to Scripture and Tradition to verify it's truthfulness, but nowhere is Sola Scriptura taught in the Bible itself.

Answer 6

We know that the Bible is the Word of God. The Bible declares itself to be God-breathed, inerrant, and authoritative. We also know that God does not change His mind or contradict Himself. So, while the Bible itself may not explicitly argue for “sola scriptura,” it most definitely does not allow for traditions that contradict its message. Sola scriptura is not as much of an argument against tradition as it is an argument against unbiblical, extra-biblical and/or anti-biblical doctrines. The only way to know for sure what God expects of us is to stay true to what we know He has revealed – the Bible. We can know, beyond the shadow of any doubt, that Scripture is true, authoritative, and reliable. The same cannot be said of tradition.

Answer 7

"Sola Scriptura" or by scripture alone from the latin. The best verse I can think of from the Bible that speaks of its derivation from God and therefore its inerrancy is:

"All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness"
2 Timothy 3:16 NIV

Answer 8

It is not in the Bible. It is a belief that was adopted after serious study of the Bible. It is in opposition to Catholic "sola tradition".

Answer 9

Nice copy and paste job Brother, but with all that hot air you just spewed, you didn't answer this simple question.
The answer is.....Sola scriptura is not biblical, thus the argument falls under its own weight.

Answer 10

The only thing I know is that the word "SOLA" in spanish means "Lonely"