That is completely inaccurate. Look up when the Bible was canonized and what major revisions and changes it underwent before it took the form you know of.
More importantly, the core Christian theology and doctrines (Trinity, Dual Nature of Christ, etc.) were derived on Sacred Tradition before the Bible existed. The Apostles taught based on Sacred Tradition.
Sola scriptura was not in God's plan for a simple reason that the printing presses did not exist until the 15th century (duh!), that not every Christian can read, that not every Christian can understand, that not every Christian has full resources of scriptural knowledge available.
Protestant sola scriptura holds that no one can tell me or you what the Bible says -- but try interpreting things in a way contrary to the already established human traditions in Protestant denominations (i.e. on issues such as to baptize or not, to immerse or not, is baptism salvation or not, is confession public or private, etc.), just try and see where it leads. Most probably out of the congregation! It leads to breaking up! The Protestants have done a great job atomizing Christianity into some 20,000 odd sects and "churches."
If sola sciptura were the sole path to the Truth, the One, the Only, then one could expect the Protestants to be the most catholic of all Christians -- because they would all agree on everything, for there are no 20,000 "truths" about God, but one.
In short, sola scriptura gets an F grade in my book.
The Apostles taught based on Sacred Tradition.
The Apostles taught what Jesus taught them. Ahy should they do otherwise.
In short, sola scriptura gets an F grade in my book.
Fortunately, ... it's not your book.
Your information is outdated, sir. The true figure is now 20,001. This is on account of what happened yesterday, When Mr. Billy Bob Harkin had a dispute with his pastor, Rev. Bill Sol Peterson, of the First Church of the Limited Atonement. Rev. Peterson had declared in his Sunday sermon that unbaptized babies were assured of salvation. Mr. Harkin, who now calls himself Pastor Billy Bob, of the Holy Church of the Unconditionally Elect, roundly denounced Rev. Peterson's sermon as a break with both scripture and "the biblically based doctrines of the Reformation."
"Scripture is clear," announced Pastor Billy Bob. "God's people have no choice but to adhere to God's Holy Word."
The Protestants have done a great job atomizing Christianity into some 20,000 odd sects and "churches."
Protestants are agreed upon the essentials of their faith ... what you might find delineated in the Apostles' and Nicene Creeds. We consider ourselves to be one united church, along with believing Catholics and Orthodox. We worship and serve together, regardless of any denominational differences. We are not so deceived as to believe that all in a family need be exactly the same. There is no schism between us.
In other areas, Protestants are given the freedom to believe and practice as they may ... for instance, as to whether to take the Lord's Supper every service, ... or every week, ... or every month.