REPOST -
For those who think Sola Scriptura is untrue, I have yet to hear specifically, any sane reason why anyone would knowingly choose to follow the traditions of men that are fallible, corruptible and prone to sin, as WE all are ?
I think Sola Scriptura is just common sense. It doesn’t have to be written down anywhere, because we are trusting Almighty God.
Is it that you think God forgot something in His Word ?
Is is that you don’t think God’s Word is sufficient for us ?
In Paul’s letters to Timothy regarding matters of faith, it is the Gospel, that he says to follow and teach. 1st Timothy 4 v11-13 11 Command and teach these things. 12 Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching.
1st Timothy 6 20 Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to your care. Turn away from godless chatter and the opposing ideas of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some have professed and in so doing have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you.
2nd Timothy 1 8 So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, 9 who has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. 11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher. 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.
Paul mentions NOTHING, other than the Gospel. IF there were to be any extra scriptural writings, or persons to look to for sound doctrine, don’t ya think he would have mentioned it ? He doesn’t. God’s Word IS truth. No need to look anywhere else, why even think of looking elsewhere ? No matter where else you look, you won’t find God’s perfect truth.
No one is talking about extra scriptural writings, I'm saying along with St. Paul there are other teachings outside of the Bible that must be kept, and this being so means Sola Scriptura is false:
2Thes:2:15: Therefore, brethren, stand fast: and hold the traditions, which you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle.
Paul also mentions the church as being the pillar and ground of truth not scripture alone:
1Tm:3:15: But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
This pillar and ground of truth is what tells me the Scriptures are the Word of God.
Paul referred to the "Gospel" as preached and taught by the Apostles. When Paul wrote, there was no New Testament (how could there be, if his own letters would be included?). There is, of course, disagreement about the dating of the books of the New Testament, but I think the most common view is that the letters of Paul were the earliest written -- so he couldn't have been referring to what we have as the four Scriptural Gospels.