(Keep in mind, some Protestant denominations teach that you cannot wear any jewelry at all, and some Protestant denominations teach that you can wear jewelry, so who knows what Sharpton might advise you to do. It's that "sola scriptura" thing again.) So what?
Disagreement on wearing jewelry is not a solid case against SS.
Do all Catholics agree on everything that the Catechism of the Catholic church teaches?
Is there salvation outside the Catholic church or not?The CCC says *no* and then turns around and says *yes*. So which is it?
Have you read Romans 14 lately? Ever hear of *disputable matters*?
Believers are not obligated to follow lockstep any one church's interpretation the same way Catholics are with their CCC.
It's that freedom thing that seems to so irritate RC's.
"Believers are not obligated to follow lockstep any one church's interpretation the same way Catholics are with their CCC. It's that freedom thing that seems to so irritate RC's."
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metmom, something can't be true and not true at the same time. That is logically impossible. Either it is okay to wear jewelry, or it isn't. You can't have it both ways.
That same principle holds true for all of God's Holy Truths.
- Using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim abortion is permitted by God, and, using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim abortion is not permitted by God.
- Using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim euthanasia and assisted suicide are permitted by God, and, using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim euthanasia and assisted suicide are not permitted by God.
- Using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim homosexual "marriage" and homosexual sexual activities are permitted by God, and, using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim homosexual "marriage" and homosexual sexual activities are not permitted by God.
- Using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim water baptism is necessary for salvation, and, using sola scriptura, some Protestants claim water baptism is not necessary for salvation.
- Using sola scriptura, some Protestants believe you cannot lose your salvation, and, using sola scriptura, some Protestants believe you actually can lose your salvation.
(Some of those questions are the most important questions a person can ask. For example, if the Protestants who, using sola scriptura, believe that it
is possible for a person to lose their salvation are right, all those Protestants who believe the opposite using their
own sola scriptura may be putting their eternal souls in grave danger. Do you see why the answer to that disputed question is so vitally important? They can't
both be right. Either you can lose your salvation, or you can't, and some Protestants (using sola scriptura) believe and teach that you
can lose your salvation, and some Protestants (using sola scriptura) believe and teach that you
can't lose your salvation. They can't both be right, and that is an
extremely important question, in the big scheme of things, as the fate of a person's soul may depend on it.)
That sheds light on the big problem with depending on sola scriptura. The contradictory, conflicting, incompatible, mutually exclusive teachings and beliefs that sola scriptura gives to different Protestants, means that some Protestants using sola scriptura will be right and correct in their beliefs, and that some Protestants using sola scriptura will be wrong and incorrect in their beliefs, and sola scriptura provides no way for either group to determine with certainty which group is right, and God help those who get it wrong through sola scriptura.
(Now I've got to go, so I'll bid you goodnight, and may God bless you metmom.)