[Gamecock]

Posted as a response to Why Sola Scriptura Honestly Scares Me

[cuban leaf]

1 Corinthians 3: 3-5
for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men? For when one says, “I am of Paul,” and another, “I am of Apollos,” are you not mere men? What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, even as the Lord gave opportunity to each one.…

And

1 Corinthians 1:11-13

For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of Apollos,” and “I of Cephas,” and “I of Christ.” Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?…

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Thanks for posting a corrective response to the earlier straw man post.

Sadly, the other thread and ones like it are typically posted by those who are not learned enough in the Scriptures to realize the poor quality of what they post. Nor learned enough to feel the embarrassment of revealing how little they understand.

[ealgeone]

I like this reply to the "why sola scripture scares me", but here is a question.

Let presume the early church fathers (ECFs) have some influence on doctrines we have today.

But are we to accept the false teachings on Mary, indulgences and such the ECFs seem to advocate that contradict what the Bible has to say?

When do we take what the ECFs said and when do we discard what they said?

To me, this is where the contention starts.

[outinyellowdogcountry]

All the wisdom and knowledge of men is interesting and somewhat enlightening. However, after a recent experience in a Bible exposition teaching church I have to question if so much of the ‘enlightened’ matters much to my walk with the Lord. I won’t go into detail but it bothers me when one side is arrogant and feels justified in calling those with different beliefs arrogant and rigid. We let things divide that we will only know for certain when we reach Heaven and maybe not then because they may not matter. “It seems odd, that certain men who talk so much of what the Holy Spirit reveals to themselves, should think so little of what he has revealed to others.” – C. H. Spurgeon, Commenting and Commentaries (London: Passmore & Alabaster, 1876), 1.- a great quote that applies equally to all.

[strongbow]

"has been championed by universally recognized heretics, chances are pretty good that you had better abandon your interpretation.” – R. C. Sproul"

That advice alone would save many a soul from false religion