[boatbums]

What you have just demonstrated by your denial of Christ's divinity is the flaws of sola scriptura

Don't blame someone's confusion over a basic tenet of the Christian faith a "flaw" of Sola Scriptura. How else do you think we could definitively know the diety of Jesus Christ if not from the very Holy Spirit inspired Scriptures?

[aMorePerfectUnion]

“Don’t blame someone’s confusion over a basic tenet of the Christian faith a “flaw” of Sola Scriptura. How else do you think we could definitively know the diety of Jesus Christ if not from the very Holy Spirit inspired Scriptures?”

Agreed.

There is a flip side to this thread - what happens to a Church as a consequence of not elevating the Word of God to rule all else - including “tradition”. That would be a thread worth discussing.

ampu

[Cronos]

let me explain, bb, baycee -- the way I see it is that sola i.e. ONLY scripture is used by many to explain their position on Christian beliefs because they read a passage or excerpt and base their theology on their own individual interpretation of scripture.

Sola s means "I can read it on my own and come to my own conclusion" -- do you disagree with that simplistic statement (I admit it is over-simplifying the position)?

He provides adequate scripture to prove his position based on his own interpretation.

I believe it is wrong, but if one reads the Bible as an individual, one can easily make the same conclusions he does and THAT is what in my humble opinion, I see as the failure of Sola scriptura.

To read the Bible as a community through the ages we see the truth of the divinity of Christ, but only as a community, a Church (to which the two of you belong of course) -- a community that learns and prays together to the One Lord God, so that we may learn His ways.