Scripture Alone?
21 Reasons to Reject Sola Scriptura
Published on 1. December 1999
77 pages
978-1-5051-0432-5 (ISBN)
Description
Here are the classic reasons why the Protestant dogma of Sola Scriptura - "e;Scripture Alone"e; - is absolutely wrong, is unscriptural, man-made and prevents Protestants from ever having a firm doctrinal foundation. The book shows that: Christ gave us Tradition and the teaching authority of His Church; the first Christians did not have a complete Bible and Scripture itself states that it is insufficient of itself calling the Church and not the Bible "e;the pillar and ground of the truth."e; 72 pgs,
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Content
- Intro
- Cover Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Author
- CONTENTS
- What Is Sola Scriptura?
- 1. The Doctrine of Sola Scriptura Is Not Taught Anywhere in the Bible
- 2. The Bible Indicates that in Addition to the Written Word, We Are to Accept Oral Tradition
- 3. The Bible Calls the Church and Not the Bible the "Pillar and Ground of the Truth"
- 4. Christ Tells Us to Submit to the Authority of the Church
- 5. Scripture Itself States that It Is Insufficient of Itself as a Teacher, but Rather Needs an Interpreter
- 6. The First Christians Did Not Have a Complete Bible
- 7. The Church Produced the Bible and Not Vice-Versa
- 8. The Idea of the Scriptures' Authority Existing Apart from the Authority of the Teaching Church Is Utterly Foreign to the Early Church
- 9. Heresiarchs and Heretical Movements Based Their Doctrines on Scripture Interpreted Apart from Tradition and the Magisterium
- 10. The Canon of the Bible Was Not Settled until the 4th Century
- 11. An "Extra-Biblical" Authority Identified the Canon of the Bible
- 12. The Belief that Scripture Is "Self-Authenticating" Does Not Hold Up under Examination
- 13. None of the Original Biblical Manuscripts Is Extant
- 14. The Biblical Manuscripts Contain Thousands of Variations
- 15. There Are Hundreds of Bible Versions
- 16. The Bible Was Not Available to Individual Believers until the 15th Century
- 17. The Doctrine of Sola Scriptura Did Not Exist Prior to the 14th Century
- 18. The Doctrine Produces Bad Fruit, Namely, Division and Disunity
- 19. The Doctrine of Sola Scriptura Does Not Allow for a Final, Definitive Interpretation of any given Passage of Scripture
- 20. The Protestant Bible Is Missing 7 Entire Books
- 21. The Doctrine of Sola Scriptura Had its Source in Luther's Own Emotional Problems
- Summary
- Notes
