[BipolarBob]

By sticking with Sola Scriptura we are on firm footing.

False; neither the Messiah nor the apostles gave that doctrine; it came along almost fifteen centuries later.

Proverbs 30:5,6 "Every Word of God is pure. He is a shield to them that put their trust in Him. Add thou NOT unto His Words, lest ye reprove thee, and thou be found a liar".

[af_vet_1981]

Is it not ironic that you just added to the scripture in your post ?

[Springfield Reformer]

This phrase:

“... lest ye reprove thee ...” (from Proverbs 30:6)

... exists in no English language version that I can find. Nor does the Hebrew support such a nonsensical translation. The “ye” should be a “he.” Which leaves two possibilities:

1. You miscopied it from a correct version, or
2. The version you copied it from was misprinted

Of the two, the first is easier to believe than the second.

Having said that, this little subplot does nothing to advance the understanding about the authority of Scripture over competitors for that role. The idea embodied in “Sola Scriptura” has much deeper roots than the Reformation, though, like so many Christian doctrines, it needed a good crisis to foster a more complete articulation.

Peace,

SR