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1 | purgatory is it true? | Matt 22:32 | Emmaus | 38747 | ||
Lionstrong, As you may know Catholics are not "bible alone" people. Could you tell me where the Bible says that the Bible is the sole rule of faith? I believe I explained the concept of asking for one another's prayers when I discussed all Christians here or in heaven being in Christ and that death can not separate us from one another in Him. Emmaus |
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2 | purgatory is it true? | Matt 22:32 | Lionstrong | 38801 | ||
Hi Emmaus, If the Bible is not one's sole rule of faith and practice, why limit oneself to one or two sources of faith? Where does the Bible says that the Bible is the sole rule of faith, you ask? I think the answer is logical. First we have the explicit command to live by his word: Matt. 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, ' Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'" Then, God has given us in his word all the knowledge we need to live godly lives: 2 Pet. 1:3 seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. In His word we have all the "equipment" we need for every good work: 2 Tim. 3:16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; 2 Tim. 3:17 that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work. And we are told both in the Old and New Testaments that the only authority of what to believe is God's word. Is 8:20 To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because they have no dawn. Gal 1:8 But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed! And the only authority the Church has is from the Bible alone. So again the sole rule is the Bible: Eph. 4:11 And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, Eph. 4:12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; Eph. 4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fulness of Christ. Eph. 4:14 As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; Eph. 4:15 but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him, who is the head, even Christ, Eph. 4:16 from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by that which every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love. So from the Scriptures I see no logical alternative to the Scriptures being the sole rule of faith and practice, nor that there is a need for additional rules. Peace, Lionstrong |
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3 | purgatory is it true? | Matt 22:32 | Emmaus | 38812 | ||
Lionstrong, Sorry I don't see the words "sola scriptura" or "scripture alone" in anything you have presented no matter how you translate it. Maybe you can do better with "faith alone." I know where that is in the bible. But it is in James not Paul. Could you quote that for me in its sentence? Emmaus |
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4 | purgatory is it true? | Matt 22:32 | Reformer Joe | 38840 | ||
Emmaus: You wrote: "Maybe you can do better with "faith alone." I know where that is in the bible. But it is in James not Paul. Could you quote that for me in its sentence?" Sure it is in Paul. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast." --Ephesians 2:8-9 'What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the Scripture say? "ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS." Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness" --Romans 4:1-5 How do you reconcile Paul's statements about Abraham in Romans 4 with James' statements about Abraham in James 2? While I have seen way too many Protestants ignoring James, it seems like you are avoiding Paul on this one. --Joe! |
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