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1 | Sola Scriptura has Tradition as Servant | Hos 8:12 | DocTrinsograce | 203448 | ||
"The unthinking fundamentalist wants to reduce the whole problem to a very simple equation --'just stick to the Bible.' His belief is that fooling around with traditions in the first place is what caused the problem. We may call this the 'tradition as demon' position. "On the other side of things, we have the 'exalted tradition' contingent. The traditions of men are frankly acclaimed as the requirements of God. This may be held with doctrinal consistency, as the Roman Catholics do, or furtively, as inconsistent 'strict subscriptionists' within the Reformed tradition do. This is the 'tradition as monarch' school. "The biblical stance may be described as 'tradition as servant.' The Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura does not mean that Scripture is the only religious authority in the lives of Christians. Rather, sola Scriptura means that Scripture exhibits two characteristics which define its unique place in the rule of the church. The Bible, and only the Bible, is the ultimate authority in the teaching and practice of the church, and the Bible, and only the Bible, is the only inerrant authority in the teaching and practice of the church. These two elements--ultimacy and inerrancy -- are unique to Scripture. "But notice how this leaves us with room for a necessary doctrine of subordinate spiritual authorities. The elders of a local church, Christian parents bringing up children in the fear of the Lord, and convocations of theologians three centuries ago are all lawful authorities, deputized as such in Scripture. They have the authority to teach and make decisions. They do not do so infallibly, and they are not ultimate. God's deacons, God's ministers, are never God's replacements. They are His servants. Appeal can and should be made beyond them when necessary. But the fact that a case may be appealed beyond them to an ultimate infallible authority does not mean that the initial authority is no authority." --Doug Wilson |
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