The verse is found right between “By faith alone” and “Peter is not the Rock.” Just look–I’m sure you’ll find it.
Let me ask you this question. Where is the doctrine of sola scriptura in the Bible? Don’t bother cause you won’t find it. All most all Protestants and Fundamentalists will agree that the Bible alone is the authority in matters of Faith. As for Catholics we believe in Sacred Tradition as well as Sacred Scripture. The Bible tells us that we need more than the Bible itself. John 21:25 says,“not everything Jesus said and did is recorded in Scripture.” Now, do we sit back and say if it is not in the Bible then it never happened? That is where Sacred Tradition comes into play.
Sorry but I really dont know. Maybe that question, as to the difference between Orthodox and Roman, can be directed to Ask an Apologist or sombody here with more knowledge than me can answer that. I seldom hear about Orthodox Canon and how they arrived at their books. As a matter of fact I myself have never seen an Orthodox Bible. I have read and seen many Protestant bibles and different Catholic Bibles, but never an Orthodox Bible. Maybe its because of the very small presence of Orthodox in the city where I live.
The Septuagint, which is the Greek Translation of the Old Testament. It took 70 Greek Scholars to translate it, hence the name.
What history and bible are you reading? It has been shown many times in these forums that these are accurate facts both historically and by the bible. Do a search and you will find them and then you may become a full Christ Follower.
OK, you know you are on a Catholic Website. You know you just disputed a doctrine that is essential to the Catholic Faith. If you want to be treated even halfway with respect, you might find it helpful (to your cause) if you just included at least a little bit of fact in this post that backs up your statement.
It doesn’t
Some guys made it up about 1600 years later.
If you believe that, you are not in good company, historically. I mean, for Pete’s sake (get it?), find out what the early Fathers–any of the ones who bothered to write about Peter and his successors–said about how we identify the Church.
Not an acceptable answer!
Umm, why the sarcasm?
I think he’s trying to convey how unsound the “Only the Bible” theory is (and doing a marvelous job at it). The irony of “a foundation built on sand” I think adequately described the Protestant position on “By Faith Alone”, “Peter was not the Pope”, and “Only the Bible”.Umm, why the sarcasm?
Thanks. Yes, I only intended for the irony to highlight the nonexistence of biblical support for these, and that a proper perspective of Sola Scriptura would be to think of it as being as unfounded as Sola Fide and Peter’s not being the Rock.
Hahahahaha, I’m supposed to believe that until 1611 all Bibles were incorrect? Bwahahahahahahaha! I’ll stick with the decision of the Church founded by Christ, not by some petty human king.
The reasoning is simple, but people won’t say it for fear of offending someone else. By saying “Bible alone” people are able to convince themselves that they do not need the Pope. They can be pope’s unto themselves. They do not like the idea of someone in authority over what they believe the Bible to say. And apparently it matters not a whit to them that Christ was the one who instituted it. Sadly, our separated brothers and sisters in Christ are reaping what they have sown, namely, 31,000 different Protestant denominations all with different theology.
Interesting question you may want to ask yourself regarding “Sola Scriptura.” Made up, and 100% NOT in the Bible.
Will Pick said: