that phrase means he was calling Paul’s writings Scripture, too.
Are you contending that the Apostles Peter, John, Paul, James and Jude were NOT writing Holy Spirit-inspired Scripture which was received as from God by the first Christians?
John was in the spirit on the Lords day and given the things to write by an angel of god.
Peter was obviously shown by the holy spirit that this earth would some day melt with fervent heat.
It is not likely that even with Paul`s education that he would have known about Christ and his first fruits with out guidance from the holy spirit.
But no, I am not convinced every thing they wrote in the epistles was directed by the holy spirit.
“But no, I am not convinced every thing they wrote in the epistles was directed by the holy spirit.”
So do you discard all of the Epistles? If not, how do you decide what was directed by the Holy Spirit?
If that is true, and I don't think it is, but if it is, which written passages are not directed by the Holy Spirit? Is it different verses in the epistles? Is it full epistles? Is it certain chapters in certain epistles? Who gets to make the decision of which verses/chapters/books of the Epistles are not inspired by the Holy Spirit. Try reading Josh McDowell's books, evidence that demands a verdict and more evidence that demands a verdict or other books on apologetics. You might come away with a different point of view. My opinion is, either the entire New Testament is inspired by the Holy Spirit, or none of it is.
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say,
So on what basis do you make that evaluation?
You do realize, don't you, that that is the very thing Protestants are accused of doing? Picking and choosing what Scripture they want and discarding the rest?