I think you misunderstood me again. Unless you don’t want us to be brothers in the faith at the end of days, with no division between us. I would have thought you would think that was a good thing. Sigh. Maybe I was unclear. I’m sorry.
Peace,
SR
Im sorry if my reply was too harsh.
It does hurt me that we are not one faith, that we do not illustrate Christ’s prayer in the garden.
The things you mention we share, such as the Most Holy Trinity, are not results of sola scriptura. Oneness Pentecostals for example use sola scriptura to reject it. Various heresies of Christology argued using scripture as they do today. Without the authority of Church, there would be no common creed.
No, the things we share as regards the Nicene Creed would not exist if sola scriptura were the doctrine of the Church. And there is nothing in sola scriptura to prevent further splits and completely undo the creeds, for various churches and for each individual.
Sola scriptura came with the rise in humanism and the power of the individual. Today we can see a ‘just me and scripture and Jesus’ attitude by many. The real meaning of communion of saints, of one body, of Church has been lost by many - unchurching is trend, more and more individual, less and less church. It separates and isolates us.
I do intensely wish us to be brothers in faith at the end of days. This is why I so intensely oppose the doctrine of sola scriptura.
I don’t mean any of this personally against you of course, and I apologize for the tone.