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NASB | Matthew 22:32 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 22:32 'I AM THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, AND THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB'? He is not the God of the dead, but of the living." [Ex 3:6] |
Subject: purgatory is it true? |
Bible Note: Emmaus: Perhaps you are misunderstanding the doctrine of sola Scriptura somewhat. It is not opposed to tradition. It is not opposed to the church. Keith Mathison sums up the historic Protestant doctrine in his book _The Shape of Sola Scriptura._ "[Sola Scriptura] asserts that Scripture is the sole source of revelation; that it is the only infallible, final and authoritative norm of doctrine and practice; and that it is to be interpreted according to the regula fidei [the "rule of faith" contained in the teachings of the apostles -- see Irenaeus, _Against Heresies_]. Classical Protestants do not reject tradition. What classical Protestants reject is extrabiblical tradition as a second source of revelation. In fact, if you look at the history of the church of Rome, you will see the idea of a "second source of revelation" only appearing during the Middle Ages within Catholicism. All of the early church fathers appealed to the tradition of the apostles as codified in the Scriptures as the basis for any pronouncements. Same with the early councils, which Protestants also subscribe to. That is why we see no claims of "papal infallibility" until the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215, why we see the assumption of Mary into heaven and her immaculate conception not spelled out until Vatican 1 (1870). The Bible does not support (or even mention) such doctrines, and we don't see until much, MUCH later in the church of Rome that these doctrines take shape. The fact is that the Church as a whole drifted away from its moorings, and that is what the Reformers discovered. The Reformation was never intended to be schismatic, but rather a corrective measure within the church. It was Pope Leo X who loved his precious indulgences too much which began the excommunications and the breaking apart of the church. --Joe! |