Roman Catholicism: When You Deny Sola Scriptura, You Have No Foundation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dukd9WusmM&feature=player_embedded
From Dr. Alan Cairns—
Sola Scriptura: Defined, Denied, Defended - 1
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=102101135423
Sola Scriptura: The Deceit of Romish Tradition - 2
http://www.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=102801134754
Please consider the Gospel of Mark chapter 7. In many ways, the Catholic view of tradition is similar to what the Pharisees did in the first century, adding their oral teaching around the written Word of God. And in Mark chapter 7 beginning in verse 1 you see that, “The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders.” Drop down to verse 5. “The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, ‘Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands?’ And He said to them, ‘Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: ‘This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men. Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.” And look at verse 13. You invalidate “the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.” That condemnation of the Pharisees applies with equal force to the tradition of the Catholic Church today. Rome adds to the Word of God with her tradition. It contradicts and obscures the commandments of God, and it’s condemned. It is a falsehood.
I will leave you with Colossians chapter 2 verse 8. “See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form.” The truth of the matter is that the Bible judges tradition. It’s not that tradition judges the Bible. The Bible will not share its throne of authority with anyone or with anything.
“The Bible will not share its throne of authority with anyone or with anything.”
AMEN! That’s because its Author won’t. If we approach Scripture as what it is—God’s breathed-out Word—there is great satisfaction and affirmation. Man gets his hands on it and simply ruins it. Why do I need some man to stingily measure out a bit of God’s grace to me when I’ve been bid to “buy without cost” and “drink freely”?
Ha! Stuns me that supposedly freedom loving FReepers cherish their authoritarian super-structure churches. The Father makes it clear we are to grow up spiritually into Christ. So many churches infantilize the flock (though to be fair, the flock passively loves it).
Rahab didn’t neurotically wring her hands over committing treason against her own people, but instead went with God! Faith! She acted alone, just her before God, and was COMMENDED for it. You’d think if a harlot could do it so could we!
I love the wrenches God throws into our pathetic schemes to figure Him out. His path are beyond tracing out.