[P-Marlowe]

The Sola Scriptura remains an extrascriptural superstition.

Main Entry: su·per·sti·tion
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'sti-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English supersticion, from Anglo-French, from Latin superstition-, superstitio, from superstit-, superstes standing over (as witness or survivor), from super- + stare to stand -- more at STAND
1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition
2 : a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary

Purgatory is a superstition. Prayers to the saints is a superstition. Sola Scriptura is merely a method of discerning the truth by using scripture as the final authority.

You may disagree with it, but it is not a "superstition".

[jo kus]

Sola Scriptura is merely a method of discerning validating the truth what I happen to believe today by using scripture myself as the final authority.

There. That's better.

Regards

[Quix]

Main Entry: su·per·sti·tion
Pronunciation: "sü-p&r-'sti-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English supersticion, from Anglo-French, from Latin superstition-, superstitio, from superstit-, superstes standing over (as witness or survivor), from super- + stare to stand -- more at STAND
1 a : a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation b : an irrational abject attitude of mind toward the supernatural, nature, or God resulting from superstition
2 : a notion maintained despite evidence to the contrary

Purgatory is a superstition. Prayers to the saints is a superstition. Sola Scriptura is merely a method of discerning the truth by using scripture as the final authority.

You may disagree with it, but it is not a "superstition".
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INDEED! INDEED! INDEED!

This thread may take the Olympic gold medal for sloppy use of language . . . except, of course, when folks want to get prissy over minute distinctions.

[annalex]

Th epurgatory is plain uin the scripture. Praying to saints is not in contradiction to it and is a form of worshiping God. You may not share in it and that is your personal loss. We don't need you permisison or opinion to worship the way we know how.

Sola Scriptura is merely a method of discerning the truth by using scripture as the final authority.

This "final" part is not in the scripture, so it is a superstition: belief in an supernatural quality of a object contrary to logic or divine revelation. Most certainly the scripture is an authority, and that is how I use it extensively on this thread. The final authority on the interpretation of the scripture belongs to the Church.

[Marysecretary]

I will take the word of God in scripture over any book written by any church's leader or father or whoever. Who's to say THEY are right? They are NOT infallible.