[one guy in new jersey]

Sola Scriptura has no support in scripture.

[metmom]

Jesus thought Scripture alone was good enough to deal with His temptation in the desert. That's what He used to respond to Satan.

Besides, Paul tells us it's all we need.

2 Timothy 3:14-17 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

And here you are telling us that the very words God breathed out for our instruction and spiritual growth that can make us COMPLETE is not good enough.

What chutzpah!!!!!

The arrogance of that is breathtaking.

[metmom]

You know what else isn't in Scripture? A HUGE plethora of Catholic doctrine, teaching, practices, and terms.

IF you all are suddenly going to become Bible literalists, that if it's not directly stated in Scripture in words that you approve of, then it's not legitimate, is the height of hypocrisy. Here are some things that Catholicism holds to and says are important that are not in Scripture either....

*pope*
*cardinal*
*catechism*
*purgatory*
*eucharist*
*confessional*
*scapular*
*rosary*
*monstrance*
*holy water*
*sacraments*
*immaculate conception*
*assumption*
*crucifix*
*Mediatrix*
*Benefactrix*
*dulia*
*limbo*
*excommunication*
*incarnation*
*mass*
*crucifix*
*transubstantiation*
*natural law*
*Lent*
to name a few.