Acts 17:11 These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.
Therefore...if it is not in the scriptures...it is not so. Also known as sola scriptura.
Time for a tagline change.
Which Scriptures? At the time of Acts 17:11, the New Testament hadn't been compiled, and parts probably hadn't been written yet.
This is the essential fallacy of the false doctrine of sola sriptura.
Obviously, we can all agree that if somethiis IS IN sripture that IT IS TRUE. But that doesn't mean that something that is not contained in false.
To illustrate this absurdity: By this sola scriptura standard, the nearly two decades between the Lord's visit to the Temple and the start of His public ministry is mentioned nowhere, so it must not have happened or else it would be in scripture.
In his Gospel, John specifically states that the Lord performed other miracles that ARE NOT INCLUDED in scripture.
Time for a course correction. Point out the passage indicating the books in the Canon of Scripture in the Bible or abandon your position....If Acts indicates Sola Sciptura, point to the verse in the Books of the Bible that tells us what comprises the "Scriptura". Not gonna find it.
Ping to 208.
"2+2=4" is not in Scripture. Do you think it is therefore false?
"DungeonMaster exists" is not in Scripture. Do you think it is therefore false that you exist?
-A8
You asked for a tagline change. You can't even defend the Scriptura you are purporting to Sola. You know full well that the Canon is not contained or enumerated anywhere in the Canon. Thus, I suggest you do likewise...change your tagline, that is. For further reference, see Dave Armstrong's latest book available from Amazon.com, I believe. Or, visit here: Bible Chistianity Society
St. Luke was talking about the Old Testament, that the new converts searched the prophecies to find out if what the Apostles were saying was true (that the prophecies had been fulfilled).
What you are saying makes no sense, because only half of the New Testament had even been written when St. Luke wrote Acts (+/- 65 A.D.). The Gospel of John, John's three Epistles, and Revelation were not written until +/- 95 A.D., and 7 Epistles plus the Gospel of Matthew were written in between.
In addition, there were many other writings which were written in this time period which had been circulated and stsudied but which were later not included in the Canon of Scripture. The Canon was not even decided until the late 300's A.D., so that's +/- 250 years of Christianity without a definite list of what comprised Holy Scripture. The Church got along for 250 years by the oral teaching of the Apostles(tradition), handed down to their successors, the bishops. As St. Paul said in 2 Thessalonians 2:5: "Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle."