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1 | Sola Scriptura supported by bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 48158 | ||
Greetings Jawz, Yes, the Bible teaches that Scripture alone is the supreme and infallible authority for the church and the individual believer. This is what is meant by "sola scriptura." The Bible alone is our final authority. Jesus stated that Scripture cannot be broken.. John 10:35 "If he called those to whom the word of God came 'gods' (and the Scripture cannot be set aside)," [ISV] Matthew 5:18 "For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not one letter or one stroke of a letter will disappear from the Law until everything has been accomplished." [ISV] Luke 16:17 "However, it is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for one stroke of a letter in the law to be dropped." [ISV] Jesus even separates for us the emphasis of our Tradition as opposed to the emphasis that we should put on Scripture.. Mark 7:13 "You are destroying the word of God through your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many other things like that." [ISV] Matthew 22:29 "Jesus answered them, "You are mistaken because you don't know the Scriptures or God's power." [ISV] And Jesus continually rebuked the devil by quoting from the Word of God.. Matthew 4:4 "But he answered, "It is written, 'One must not live on bread alone, but on every word coming out of the mouth of God.'" [ISV] So, following the lead of Jesus, we believe that Scripture is the Final Authority that we live by, which makes us 'sola scriptura.' Blessings to you, Makarios |
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2 | Sola Scriptura supported by bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | dschaertel | 48301 | ||
"John 10:35 "If he called those to whom the word of God came 'gods' (and the Scripture cannot be set aside)," [ISV]" Was Jesus referring to the books of Mark and Matthew, or John when he said scripture cannot be broken? Or maybe he had read Paul's letter to Timothy? Or was it the book of Hebrews? I don't think these were written yet and I don't think Jesus taught from them, nor did he quote them, nor did he ever refer to them. The Bible does not teach Sola Scriptura because the Bible does not define itself. If we were to use the scriptures that Jesus used, or only use the books that he quoted from, we wouldn't have the Bible. Paul exhorts Timothy to carry on what he taught him. He says: 2Timothy 1:13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus. 14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us. I don't see any mention of the Bible here, do you? Did Paul say read the Bible and observe it only? I don't think so. |
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3 | Sola Scriptura supported by bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | Makarios | 48345 | ||
Greetings again Dschaertel! I see that you have no problem in asking us questions! However, I will ask you a question in return.. Rev 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy in this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will strike him with the plagues that are written in this book. Rev 22:19 If anyone takes away any words from the book of this prophecy, God will take away his portion of the tree of life and the holy city that are described in this book. [ISV] Is Revelation 22:18-19 only speaking of the book of Revelation? Or the New Testament? Or the Old Testament? And you most likely know that the book of Revelation was written around A.D. 90 or even later, which would most assuredly qualify it as being the last book that was written by the apostles. Blessings to you, Makarios |
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4 | Sola Scriptura supported by bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | dschaertel | 48353 | ||
Makarios, "Is Revelation 22:18-19 only speaking of the book of Revelation? Or the New Testament? Or the Old Testament?" I believe that this only speaks of the book of Revelation. If you do a study on this you can see, however, that Revelation is loaded with quotations of Old Testament scripture. Because it is so rich in this way I understand it to be highly symbolic. I also am not convinced that Revelation was written around 90 or 96 AD as some say. I believe it was written prior to 70 AD, most likely 68 or so during the reign of Nero. This is most evident from Rev. 17:10 which seems to identify the time. Nero was the sixth Roman emperor. His name in Hebrew also adds up to 666. And there are many more nice fits. The aparent urgency of the prophecy also makes a good fit. Jesus said these things were about to happen very shortly. 70AD is pretty shortly after 68AD. If this was written in 96, then Jesus was apparently misleading us with this urgency stuff, because there are no events that can be identified that fulfill this prophecy at the very end of the first century. |
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