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And I thank you for your reply and the link.

e does, however, establish His Church, give it authority, select his messengers and, as we see in scripture, they select their replacements, and so on.

This is the way Paul taught, the Apostles and their successors teach. This is biblical where sola scriptura is not.

Sola scriptura is not a denial of the Church's authority to teach God's truth. And second, it is not a denial that God's Word has been spoken.

If you wish some examples of words transmitted through the Church, a good source is St. John Damascene who produced a master work of compiling Orthodox teaching of the early Church. You can read this online: An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith by St John Damascene.

From the book, Early Christian Doctrines by Roman Catholic scholar J.N.D. Kelley, as found on Google Books:

St. John Damascene is no exception. He refers to practices or customs, not doctrine. Nowhere does he write that there are doctrines of the Christian faith that are not taught in Scripture and that are only transmitted orally from the apostles.

Cordially,

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I apologize for the lack of an italics tag in your second sentence. Your words are:

He does, however, establish His Church, give it authority, select his messengers and, as we see in scripture, they select their replacements, and so on.

This is the way Paul taught, the Apostles and their successors teach. This is biblical where sola scriptura is not.

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Please read the link more. This is a compendium of orthodox theology, exegesis and what was taught in the Apostolic Church. Much more than practices and customs.

So I don’t see where we are crossing signals here. Please clarify if possible.

thanks for your reply.