Posted on 06/08/2018 8:54:57 AM PDT by Salvation
Unabridged title:
Beware the “Soloists” - A Concern for the Protestant “Solos”: Sola Fide, Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia
Monsignor Pope Ping!
No Caucus? ....Jew getting his kosher popcorn...
It can’t be a Catholic Caucus or a Protestant Caucus because both views are presented.
I agree with the popcorn, though. LOL!
That “Solo” movie sucked... what? Wrong thread? ;-)
faith alone, grace alone, scripture alone, sounds like a multiple choice question!
That “Solo” movie sucked... what? Wrong thread? ;-)
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LOL.
Seriously though, buckle down. This gon be a FIERCE one!
Even if it was labelled caucus, I believe that the rules of the forum would allow Protestants to respond to criticisms of their faith.
The basis of Scripture as our rule of faith and practice is Biblical. Jesus clobbered man-made traditions in the harshest possible way. By contrast, this is what the Holy Spirit revealed about Scripture:
2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
The writer is guilty of very BAD eisegesis. He ignores all the context of the verses he uses to justify his views.
And at the same time blatantly ignores all the passages in Scripture that contradict his views or just dismisses them.
I think that Pope has been snared by the concept of “church.” “Church” is a concept that was edited into the scripture. Paul used the term “assemblies”.
Obviously, the Bible affirms the need for ministers to proclaim the gospel and to the nurture the congregation.
It nowhere affirms the need of a church hierarchy as a prerequisite for salvation — a pope to pontificate as the mouthpiece of God.
As for works and grace, obviously works will follow grace. Paul said works could not garner salvation, and immediately categorized all the sins that the unsaved “world” commits.
So the alternate is that we are save some other way like by works or by the church or by Mary.
Just read the complete article and watch the complete video before you comment.
Where does Jesus get his source as to how long the Pharisees’ tzitzit (fringes) should be?
You didn’t watch the video did you?
With all due respect to the Monsignor, Jesus had words for the Hebrew scribes and Pharisees and Sadducees, the men who interpreted the scriptures in Jesus day. He wasn’t too kind. They persecuted Him for his Word.
I’ll trust in Scripture, Grace and Revealed Truth and not in men, testing all in the light of the revealed Word of God.
The scriptures, were indeed, compiled and completed as we know from early in the 1st century, there are thousands of copies of the OT and NT texts dated well into the late 1st century to not accept that the doctrines of salvation by faith alone and holy works as a result of being made the righteousness of God in Christ as evidence of Salvation to think that Christian’s were without both verbal and written edification from the day of Pentecost until now.
Then again, if you want to enfranchise an organization, claim that there is one singular source of he product-that’s called business, and exclusivity is the hallmark of such endeavor.
Protestantism and Orthodoxy all can and do/have fallen into the same pitfalls.
The singular work of God is to believe that Jesus is the Christ and that by that faith, you HAVE eternal life and salvation....
I believe the idea of sola scripture is probably misunderstood, i for one simply believe if tradition is at odds with scripture then it is wrong.
While it is true that there is a living word it is a personal thing, just between God and you.
If a man or woman goes around telling people what God has revealed to them they may be a liar and probably are.
So anything which contradicts the written word should be avoided.
While everything which is not written down may not be wrong, it is not essential.
But all Protestant churches are led by mere men.
The Catholic Church is led by Jesus Christ who founded it on the Apostles to carry on his work.
I’m sure that there will be some representation. I’ll read and watch deeper when I have time.
But I am somewhat less than impressed with the treatment of Scripture in what I’ve seen so far, especially the implication that we can’t understand it on our own, especially when Paul specifically says that he wrote for people to read and understand.
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