It's a conclusion based upon observation, study, and painful experience.
For I once left the Catholic Church, beguiled by the "reasonable" Protestant explanations, only to find them empty, circular, and dead.
You may choose to disregard my "authority" if you wish, but the fact remains that I made a good argument, based upon Scripture itself and lots of common sense.
If "only Scripture" is "sufficient," then the canon of the Scripture and the notion that revelation still continues remains an open option, for Scripture does not contain a list of the inspired books nor does it say anywhere that revelation has been completed. IOW, the logical consequence of sola Scriptura is an open canon and continuing revelation.
Deal with that.
-Theo
I don't have to deal with that...My bible came out of Antioch, Syria...The last book of my bible warns not to add anything to the book...
I realize I didn't ask anyone to interpret that for me but I'll take my chanches that I understood it correctly...
"Do not add to this book, or you will die"...I know that can mean something different to someone else but I'm going to interpret that as meaning the book is finished...The Canon is finished...Works for me...