*******Sola Scriptura is spelled out in Scripture even though the specific phrase is not.*****
I am beginning to wonder if you think through what you post.
What Scripture says about Scripture is that it is the inspired Word of God and that from it one can know God, believe in Jesus and be saved.
What Scripture does not say about Scripture is that it is the only way that one can know God, believe in Jesus and be saved.
That’s pretty specific.
*****The verses showing it have been posted time and again for years and are rejected off hand by every Catholic who reads them. It’s a total knee jerk reaction. They’ve been taught it’s wrong by the church and they never even stop to question is. They swallow it whole without even thinking it through.*****
The verses showing the opposite of Sola Scriptura have been posted time and again for years and are rejected off hand by protestants in a knee jerk reaction. They’ve been taught the Church is wrong and never even stop to question it. They swallow it whole without even thinking it through.
See how this works?
It is arrogant and prideful to claim that Catholics do not think this through or are even incapable of doing such.
Considering the number of books written on just this subject by Catholics using Scripture reveals what an insidious claim it is.
Talk about knee jerk reactions!
More from the Bible to compliment what you have posted.
http://scripturecatholic.com/scripture_alone.html
What Scripture does not say about Scripture is that it is the only way that one can know God, believe in Jesus and be saved.
***SIGH***
There's special revelation and general revelation.
General revelation gives us all we need to know about God and His eternal power and divine nature.
Special revelation names names and tells us what Jesus did.
Even John himself said that what he wrote was enough for a person to come to know that Jesus was the son of God and be saved through that, so in essence, all one even needs is the Gospel of John.
But sola Scriptura is not about whether everything God wants us to know about Himself is contained in Scripture or not. That's another argument.
What sola Scriptura is about is Scripture being the final authority to which all claims about God are to be measured. It is the absolute standard of truth by which all truth claims are to be made.
It is authoritative because of its inherent nature of being the Holy Spirit inspired, God breathed word of God and in it God tells us that EVERYTHING we need to know to be mature, completely equipped men and women of God can be found in it.
That doesn't mean that other things can't be of benefit, but those other things are not authoritative, nor are they on the same level as Scripture.
If all someone has was a Bible, they could be all God wants them to be, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
And if you're referring to the verses where Paul talks about traditions they passed on, then you be the first to answer these questions, because not one single Catholic has ever ventured to give it a try.
Just what are those traditions Paul was referring to that he handed down that we are to keep that were not included in Scripture?
How do you know?
How do you know they’re from the apostles, Paul in particular?
How do you know they’ve been passed down faithfully?
What is your source for verifying all of the above?
Please provide the sources for verification purposes.
Answer this also....
So you really think that if there was something so important for us to know for our salvation and spiritual growth, that God would have neglected to include it in His Word?
The goalposts need to go back and the man needs a bit more straw.
NO has said what you have just typed.
Your chosen religion TEACHES that you CANNOT rely ONLY upon the information in the BIBLE; you MUST have the OTHER things the church teaches to 'be saved'.
Then it should be quite easy to RE-post these, so that NEW lurkers coming upon this conversation we are having, will be convinced of your chosen religions teaching...
Acts 17:11
Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
John 21:25
Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.
Convince John that MORE is needed...