Now you know none of those Scriptures say any such thing, or you wouldn't be telling me to "think about it" : you'd be quoting.
What would the final authority be below God if not His Word?
The guy he gave the keys to the kingdom, and his successors.
If scripture is truly inspired by God, then it must by definition be the final authority and no one below can contradict it.
No, it must by definition be "correct." Scripture can not be the final authority if it makes no such claim.
And there is something you don't find in the Bible.
No, it must by definition be "correct." Scripture can not be the final authority if it makes no such claim.
I don't really want to jump into the discussion you two have going on, but, I want to clarify for those of us who may be spectators. The Catholic Church does not place its Tradition above Scripture - no teaching of the Church can be in contradiction with Scripture. Further, we agree that the Word of God is the final authority - the difference is we consider both His written Word (Scripture) and His oral Word (Tradition) to be two sides of the same coin of His Word.
I don't doubt that either of you knew this, but, from the perspective of someone who wasn't in the discussion, I wanted to clarify that point, so that others might not get the wrong impression. Okay, out of your corners...fight! ;-)