“The authority of the Holy Scripture, for which it ought to be believed and obeyed, dependeth not upon the testimony of any man or church, but wholly upon God (who is truth itself) the author thereof; and therefore it is to be received because it is the Word of God.... “
Please provide scriptural warrant for this statement.
That dates from the 18th Century Synod that defined the Westminster Confession. Interesting that he quotes a human defined document from 1700+ years AFTER the Crucifiction as the last and authoritative word on the subject of The Word.
I would say the authority of the Holy Scripture comes from the very fact that they are "inspired" by God, wouldn't you? After all, that is what our early church fathers stated who made the distinction of inspired and uninspired writings. No other writings in church history is so distinguished. You may say that the Church is confirming the writings, but the fact is the early church father distinguish the writings as different-as inspired by God. Therefore they are different and carries the weight of the authority from God Himself.
The question I ask Catholics, and have yet to receive an answer, is how is any other Church writing on the same level as the Bible?