The doctrine of the “Bible is our only authority “!

[Michiah-Imla]

@Michiah-Imla

What percentage of those who claim Sola Scriptura would you say you are in agreement with on matters of faith you consider essential?

Agreement with me?

I don’t want anyone to agree with me, I want them to agree and obey the Bible.

But to answer your question: many who agree with “Bible Alone” also fail to agree with the Bible in some doctrines by way of theological mumbo-jumbo.

 

[BarneyFife]

Agreement with me?

I don’t want anyone to agree with me, I want them to agree and obey the Bible.

But to answer your question: many who agree with “Bible Alone” also fail to agree with the Bible in some doctrines by way of theological mumbo-jumbo.

It's an abstract generalization. Christianity is full of them. If we would speak more of the Word to each other and less of our own words, we would be in agreement on the essentials and I think that is what Christ prayed for in John 17. Just sayin'.

 

[theefaith]

That is why “Bible Alone” is so important and necessary.

Please answer my questions

The doctrine of the “Bible alone” or the “Bible is the only source of authority”

Deny’s the divine tradition: Christ teaching the apostles in person.

Deny’s the power of the Holy Spirit: to guide the apostles into all truth, Jn 16:13 and to governing the church.

Deny’s the apostolic tradition:
Authority to define scripture:
Authority to interpret scripture:
Authority to teach the entire divine revelation.

Restricts the divine revelation and the word of God to scripture alone.

Provides no authority to know what is scripture.
Provides no authority to know what is not scripture.
Provides no authority to safeguard and protect scripture from errors.
Provides no authority to teach scripture without error.
Provides no authority to interpret scripture.

Reasons to oppose the doctrine of the “Bible alone”

Blind or illiterate and cannot read scripture. (Most people before the 20th century were illiterate)
Rare & Expensive (even after the printing press)
Faith comets by hearing not reading.


The Bible alone does not teach the doctrine of the “Bible alone”.

Biblical reference to authority other than the Bible alone.
Matt 16:18-19
Matt 18:18
Matt 28:18-20
Matt 18:17
Jn 20:21-23
Acts 2:42
Acts 8:31
1 Tim 3:15


When God called abram, Moses, the prophets, John the Baptist, and apostles it was not by the “Bible alone” Lk 3:2 the word of God came to John in the wilderness… a book did not fall out of the sky.


There is no list of scripture in scripture!

How does a person know what books, chapters, and verses are scripture and which ones are not?


The word of God is not limited to the “Bible alone”!

The word of God came to Abraham, to Moses, the prophets, and to John the Baptist in the wilderness (Lk3:2) but it did not come by the Bible, or the “Bible alone” not by any book, chapter, or verse!


Scripture all scripture is inspired, all the books and chapters of the canonical scripture authorized by Christ and His church!

The teaching authority of the apostles is the God breathed word of God!

Jn 20:23 He breathed on them (the apostles) and said receive the Holy Spirit…

Lk 10:16 he who hears you (the apostles) hears me. (Hears the word of God)

Jn 20:21 as the father sent me, I send you.

Acts 2:42 the doctrine of the apostles is the word of God!

Matt 28:18-20

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

1 cor 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

1 Jn 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ

1 Jn 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

(The apostles received the word of God and handed it down to us, partly in the scripture)

2 Thessalonians 2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

All scripture is inspired! 2 Tim 3:16
(Not only 66 books with missing chapters)

2 John 1:12
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

Did the apostle John possess the truth? Or only when He wrote it down did it become the truth?

Is what He taught only mere human tradition of men? But what He wrote was the inspired word?

Why is there joy complete in the person of the apostle?


The doctrine of the “Bible alone”
or that the church believes by the “Bible alone” is a heresy!


The truth is revealed by God thru Christ and taught by His church with the unity of the spirit and obedience of faith! Jude 1:3 Matt 28:19
One shepherd & on flock!
Jn 10:16


Scripture challenge!

Show me from or in “the Bible alone”?

1) a list (not contents) of the Ten Commandments.

2) what things is Lk 1:49 referring to.

3) what Christ commanded his apostles in Matt 28:20

4) a list of scripture (books chapters) in scripture?

Not in Bible not important
Acts 8 the eunuch had scripture, God sent an apostle to teach him!
Lk 3:2 the word of God came unto John in the wilderness, a book did not fall out of the sky!
Jn 21:25 many more things than those in scripture!
2 Jn 1:12 the apostle in person makes their joy complete not scripture!

Essential doctrine:
Some doctrines are necessary and some are not is error, it is unlawful and forbidden to reject a truth revealed by God, who can neither deceive or be deceived.

Examples of oral tradition! (Teaching)

Peter speaks at Pentecost acts 2
Paul speaks at Athens acts
Even Christ teaching the divine revelation to His apostles in person.

WHEN???

When did it become divine revelation?
When did it become the inspired word of God?

When it was Spoken by Christ to His apostles?

When it was taught by the apostles?

When it was Written down decades latter?

When it was canonized by the supreme Roman pontiff in 381?

When did it become the inspired word of God?

If only when written down (Bible alone) then when it was spoken it should have been rejected as mere human tradition or the tradition of men, and therefore they would not possess the truths revealed by God and could not write scripture!

If you believe the false doctrine of the “Bible alone is the only authority” then you must reject the authority of Christ and His apostles!

It is an error to believe that the office or authority of the apostles ended with the apostle John and public revelation, revelation was complete with the apostle John but the teaching authority or office of the apostles must continue till the return of Jesus Christ! Matt 28:19-20 I am with you (the apostles) unto the end of the world.

Tongues of fire at Pentecost represent the light of divine Truth and the fire of divine Love!

The apostles possessed the Authority of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit in their persons!

Questions about the doctrine of the “Bible alone” or the “Bible is our only authority”?

How can we know what is scripture?

How can we know what is not scripture?

How can we safeguard and protect scripture from errors?

Who has authority to teach scripture without error?

Who has authority to Authentically interpret scripture?

 

[Michiah-Imla]

Deny’s the divine tradition

No, “Bible Alone” only denies DEMONIC tradition.

Deny’s the power of the Holy Spirit

“Bible Alone” does not deny this. The Holy Spirit’s power is undeniable.

Deny’s the apostolic tradition

Nope. It just denies papal tradition.

Authority to interpret scripture

Scriptures need no interpretation. They just need obedient hearers.

Restricts the divine revelation

Devine revelation is how we got the Bible. Any revelation that subtracts or adds to the Bible is demonic revelation.

Provides no authority to know what is scripture

The Holy Bible is inspired scripture. If you don’t have faith in this which you have seen, how can you have faith in God who you cannot see?

Provides no authority to safeguard and protect scripture from errors.

God has safeguarded and protected his words in the Bible.

Provides no authority to teach scripture without error.

The Bible is the authority. Just share the truth. You need no authorization to do this.

Blind or illiterate and cannot read scripture.

God knows who’s are his.

The Bible alone does not teach the doctrine of the “Bible alone”.

Yes it does. Try reading the entire Bible a few times.

How does a person know what books, chapters, and verses are scripture and which ones are not?

All of the Bible is scripture. Just have faith.

The word of God is not limited to the “Bible alone”!

The word of God comes from the Bible. And anyone claiming to be speaking God’s words are tested by it!

Peter speaks at Pentecost acts 2
Paul speaks at Athens acts
Even Christ teaching the divine revelation to His apostles in person.

And this is scripture.

When did it become divine revelation?
When did it become the inspired word of God?

When God inspired the writers to write them, the copiers to copy them and the saints to receive them and teach them.

How can we know what is scripture?

Faith.

How can we know what is not scripture?

By Bible alone.

 

[theefaith]

** denotes my response

Deny’s the divine tradition

No, “Bible Alone” only denies DEMONIC tradition.

**The divine tradition or teaching is that of Christ to His church in person, it is not all recorded in scripture as John says Jn 21:25

**Christ nor scripture ever say all the truths revealed by Christ are found in scripture.

Deny’s the power of the Holy Spirit
“Bible Alone” does not deny this. The Holy Spirit’s power is undeniable.

**If the Holy Spirit can lead the apostles into all truth apart from the “Bible alone” then that would refute the doctrine of the only authority is the “Bible alone”!


Deny’s the apostolic tradition
Nope. It just denies papal tradition.

**The pope is the first apostle.
It deny’s the apostolic tradition or teaching authority of the apostles commanded by Christ.
Mt 16:18 Mt 28:19 Matt 18:17 Acts 1:17 acts 8:31 & 35 acts 9:4 Lk 10:16 Jn 8:32 Jn 13:20 Jn 15:5 Jn 16:13 Jn 20:21-22 eph 2:20 acts 2:42 and the nature of the church as pillar and of truth 1 Tim 3:15


Authority to interpret scripture
Scriptures need no interpretation. They just need obedient hearers.

**ok what does Jn 3:5 mean by water? Baptism? The text does not say

Restricts the divine revelation
Divine revelation is how we got the Bible. Any revelation that subtracts or adds to the Bible is demonic revelation.

**divine revelation or the word of God is not limited to scripture, Lk 3:2 for example. A book did not fall out of the sky


Provides no authority to know what is scripture
The Holy Bible is inspired scripture. If you don’t have faith in this which you have seen, how can you have faith in God who you cannot see?

**so how do we know the gospel of mark is scripture and the gospel of Thomas is not scripture?


Provides no authority to safeguard and protect scripture from errors.
God has safeguarded and protected his words in the Bible.

**there are bad translations like the KJV boys and Lk 1:28 Hail Mary full of grace changed to highly favored?


Provides no authority to teach scripture without error.
The Bible is the authority. Just share the truth. You need no authorization to do this.

**only the apostles have authority to teach Mt 16:18 Mt 28:19 Matt 18:17 Acts 1:17 acts 8:31 & 35 acts 9:4 Lk 10:16 Jn 8:32 Jn 13:20 Jn 15:5 Jn 16:13 Jn 20:21-22 eph 2:20 acts 2:42


Blind or illiterate and cannot read scripture.
God knows who’s are his.

**if the rule of faith or the source of truth for Christians is the “Bible alone” and salvation is based on the knowledge of this truth, how can they be saved?


The Bible alone does not teach the doctrine of the “Bible alone”.
Yes it does. Try reading the entire Bible a few times.

**acts 2:42 for example

Peter speaks at Pentecost acts 2
Paul speaks at Athens acts
Even Christ teaching the divine revelation to His apostles in person.
And this is scripture.


When did it become divine revelation?
When did it become the inspired word of God?
When God inspired the writers to write them, the copiers to copy them and the saints to receive them and teach them.

**no answer?

How can we know what is scripture?
Faith.
**so if my faith says Dan 13 is scripture your ok with it?


How can we know what is not scripture?
By Bible alone.

**where in scripture is this list of scripture? Your 66 books are not from the “Bible alone” but the tradition of men in the 16th century

 

[Desire Of All Nations]

It's an abstract generalization. Christianity is full of them. If we would speak more of the Word to each other and less of our own words, we would be in agreement on the essentials and I think that is what Christ prayed for in John 17. Just sayin'.

Christ didn't pray for Christians to just be in agreement on "essential" things. He prayed for Christians to be just as united with each other as He is with the Father, and Christ didn't just agree with the Father on some things. The Bible says they have always been perfectly united on every single matter.

No one can logically use "essential doctrines" as a means to explain away how all these denominations can disagree with each other and still be Christian, because that's not taught anywhere in the Bible. That's what deceived people say. Paul's words concerning church unity leave absolutely no wiggle room on the matter:

"Now I plead with you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment." - 1 Cor. 1:10

"till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ...from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies..." -Eph. 4:13, 16

The elephant in the room people don't want to address is whether or not these denominations are even Christian, because they don't agree with anything the Bible teaches concerning church unity. There isn't a such thing as "essential" doctrines because as Paul said in 2 Tim. 3, all doctrines are equally important because they were inspired by God.

These "Christian" groups are off base on how united God's Church is supposed to be, and it's extremely obvious that they're not "perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement" because they're all teaching a version of Christ that tickles their fancy. And meanwhile, their own bibles show Paul saying that the members of God's Church believe in and follow the real Christ.

A Christian is someone who believes what Christ says, follows His example, and does what He says, and the same goes for any church that claims Christ is their Head. Catholic and Protestant churches aren't doing that because they all want to do whatever they want and believe whatever they want to the point where they disregard what God wants. That attitude is precisely why they operate under the delusion that keeping the Father's commandments was someone else's responsibility.

 

[Mungo]

Christ didn't pray for Christians to just be in agreement on "essential" things. He prayed for Christians to be just as united with each other as He is with the Father, and Christ didn't just agree with the Father on some things. The Bible says they have always been perfectly united on every single matter.

No one can logically use "essential doctrines" as a means to explain away how all these denominations can disagree with each other and still be Christian, because that's not taught anywhere in the Bible. That's what deceived people say. Paul's words concerning church unity leave absolutely no wiggle room on the matter:





The elephant in the room people don't want to address is whether or not these denominations are even Christian, because they don't agree with anything the Bible teaches concerning church unity. There isn't a such thing as "essential" doctrines because as Paul said in 2 Tim. 3, all doctrines are equally important because they were inspired by God.

These "Christian" groups are off base on how united God's Church is supposed to be, and it's extremely obvious that they're not "perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement" because they're all teaching a version of Christ that tickles their fancy. And meanwhile, their own bibles show Paul saying that the members of God's Church believe in and follow the real Christ.

A Christian is someone who believes what Christ says, follows His example, and does what He says, and the same goes for any church that claims Christ is their Head. Catholic and Protestant churches aren't doing that because they all want to do whatever they want and believe whatever they want to the point where they disregard what God wants. That attitude is precisely why they operate under the delusion that keeping the Father's commandments was someone else's responsibility.

That was good until the last two sentences which is just your personal, and IMO, false opinion.

 

[BarneyFife]

Christ didn't pray for Christians to just be in agreement on "essential" things. He prayed for Christians to be just as united with each other as He is with the Father, and Christ didn't just agree with the Father on some things. The Bible says they have always been perfectly united on every single matter.

No one can logically use "essential doctrines" as a means to explain away how all these denominations can disagree with each other and still be Christian, because that's not taught anywhere in the Bible. That's what deceived people say. Paul's words concerning church unity leave absolutely no wiggle room on the matter:





The elephant in the room people don't want to address is whether or not these denominations are even Christian, because they don't agree with anything the Bible teaches concerning church unity. There isn't a such thing as "essential" doctrines because as Paul said in 2 Tim. 3, all doctrines are equally important because they were inspired by God.

These "Christian" groups are off base on how united God's Church is supposed to be, and it's extremely obvious that they're not "perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement" because they're all teaching a version of Christ that tickles their fancy. And meanwhile, their own bibles show Paul saying that the members of God's Church believe in and follow the real Christ.

A Christian is someone who believes what Christ says, follows His example, and does what He says, and the same goes for any church that claims Christ is their Head. Catholic and Protestant churches aren't doing that because they all want to do whatever they want and believe whatever they want to the point where they disregard what God wants. That attitude is precisely why they operate under the delusion that keeping the Father's commandments was someone else's responsibility.

You should be aware that the majority of errors in Christian doctrine come about as a result of preferring certain of Paul's (and others', admittedly) words over others without rightly dividing his amazingly enlightened contribution to the Word of God.

Unity is not uniformity in the sense that even (and perhaps even especially) Paul's words allow for and even affirm the necessity of diversity and, if you recall, even heresy:

Romans 14:1 KJV: Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations.
Romans 12:16 KJV: Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.
1 Corinthians 12:15 KJV: If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?
1 Corinthians 12:19 KJV: And if they were all one member, where were the body?
Titus 3:9 KJV: But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
2 Timothy 2:14 KJV: Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.
1 Corinthians 11:19 KJV: For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
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[L.A.M.B.]

• 2 Tim3:16/17

ALL SCRIPTURE is given by inspiration of God,and is profitable for DOCTRINE,for REPROOF,for CORRECTION,for INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS:
That the man of God may be perfect( mature), thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

See also 2 Tim.42, John 7:16, Tit. 2:1 , Psalm119:105,

Luke11: 28 But he said,Yea rather,BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HEAR THE WORD OF GOD,......AND KEEP IT.

I only believe the WORD OF GOD AND HIS DOCTRINE. None of what man teaches are doctrines, NONE!

 

[farouk]

• 2 Tim3:16/17

ALL SCRIPTURE is given by inspiration ofView attachment 21223 God,and is profitable for DOCTRINE,for REPROOF,for CORRECTION,for INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS:
That the man of God may be perfect( mature), thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

See also 2 Tim.42, John 7:16, Tit. 2:1 , Psalm119:105,

Luke11: 28 But he said,Yea rather,BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HEAR THE WORD OF GOD,......AND KEEP IT.

I only believe the WORD OF GOD AND HIS DOCTRINE. None of what man teaches are doctrines, NONE!

Hi @L3astAm0ngManyB13ss3d We were just thinking about Hebrews 4.12 in church.

 

[theefaith]

• 2 Tim3:16/17

ALL SCRIPTURE is given by inspiration ofView attachment 21223 God,and is profitable for DOCTRINE,for REPROOF,for CORRECTION,for INSTRUCTION IN RIGHTEOUSNESS:
That the man of God may be perfect( mature), thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

See also 2 Tim.42, John 7:16, Tit. 2:1 , Psalm119:105,

Luke11: 28 But he said,Yea rather,BLESSED ARE THEY THAT HEAR THE WORD OF GOD,......AND KEEP IT.

I only believe the WORD OF GOD AND HIS DOCTRINE. None of what man teaches are doctrines, NONE!

Bible yes Bible alone no!

The doctrine of the “Bible alone” or the “Bible is the only source of authority”

Deny’s the divine tradition: Christ teaching the apostles in person.

Deny’s the power of the Holy Spirit: to guide the apostles into all truth, Jn 16:13 and to governing the church.

Deny’s the apostolic tradition:
Authority to define scripture:
Authority to interpret scripture:
Authority to teach the entire divine revelation.

Denys the authority other than the “Bible alone! Including
Divine authority
Apostolic authority
angelic authority
Civil authority
Parental authority


Restricts the divine revelation and the word of God to scripture alone.

Provides no authority to know what is scripture.
Provides no authority to know what is not scripture.
Provides no authority to safeguard and protect scripture from errors.
Provides no authority to teach scripture without error.
Provides no authority to interpret scripture.

Reasons to oppose the doctrine of the “Bible alone”

Blind or illiterate and cannot read scripture. (Most people before the 20th century were illiterate)
Rare & Expensive (even after the printing press)
Faith comets by hearing not reading.


The Bible alone does not teach the doctrine of the “Bible alone”.

Biblical reference to authority other than the Bible alone.
Matt 16:18-19
Matt 18:18
Matt 28:18-20
Matt 18:17
Jn 20:21-23
Acts 2:42
Acts 8:31
1 Tim 3:15


When God called abram, Moses, the prophets, John the Baptist, and apostles it was not by the “Bible alone” Lk 3:2 the word of God came to John in the wilderness… a book did not fall out of the sky.


There is no list of scripture in scripture!

How does a person know what books, chapters, and verses are scripture and which ones are not?


The word of God is not limited to the “Bible alone”!

The word of God came to Abraham, to Moses, the prophets, and to John the Baptist in the wilderness (Lk3:2) but it did not come by the Bible, or the “Bible alone” not by any book, chapter, or verse!


Scripture all scripture is inspired, all the books and chapters of the canonical scripture authorized by Christ and His church!

The teaching authority of the apostles is the God breathed word of God!

Jn 20:23 He breathed on them (the apostles) and said receive the Holy Spirit…

Lk 10:16 he who hears you (the apostles) hears me. (Hears the word of God)

Jn 20:21 as the father sent me, I send you.

Acts 2:42 the doctrine of the apostles is the word of God!

Matt 28:18-20

18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

1 cor 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread:

1 Jn 1:3 That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ

1 Jn 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

(The apostles received the word of God and handed it down to us, partly in the scripture)

2 Thessalonians 2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

All scripture is inspired! 2 Tim 3:16
(Not only 66 books with missing chapters)

2 John 1:12
Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.

Did the apostle John possess the truth? Or only when He wrote it down did it become the truth?

Is what He taught only mere human tradition of men? But what He wrote was the inspired word?

Why is there joy complete in the person of the apostle?


The doctrine of the “Bible alone”
or that the church believes by the “Bible alone” is a heresy!


The truth is revealed by God thru Christ and taught by His church with the unity of the spirit and obedience of faith! Jude 1:3 Matt 28:19
One shepherd & on flock!
Jn 10:16


Scripture challenge!

Show me from or in “the Bible alone”?

1) a list (not contents) of the Ten Commandments.

2) what things is Lk 1:49 referring to.

3) what Christ commanded his apostles in Matt 28:20

4) a list of scripture (books chapters) in scripture?



Not in Bible not important
Acts 8 the eunuch had scripture, God sent an apostle to teach him!
Lk 3:2 the word of God came unto John in the wilderness, a book did not fall out of the sky!
Jn 21:25 many more things than those in scripture!
2 Jn 1:12 the apostle in person makes their joy complete not scripture!


Essential doctrine:
Some doctrines are necessary and some are not is error, it is unlawful and forbidden to reject a truth revealed by God, who can neither deceive or be deceived.

Examples of oral tradition! (Teaching)

Peter speaks at Pentecost acts 2
Paul speaks at Athens acts
Even Christ teaching the divine revelation to His apostles in person.

WHEN???

When did it become divine revelation?
When did it become the inspired word of God?

When it was Spoken by Christ to His apostles?

When it was taught by the apostles?

When it was Written down decades latter?

When it was canonized by the supreme Roman pontiff in 381?

When did it become the inspired word of God?

If only when written down (Bible alone) then when it was spoken it should have been rejected as mere human tradition or the tradition of men, and therefore they would not possess the truths revealed by God and could not write scripture!

If you believe the false doctrine of the “Bible alone is the only authority” then you must reject the authority of Christ and His apostles!

Questions about the doctrine of the “Bible alone” or the “Bible is our only authority”?

How can we know what is scripture?

How can we know what is not scripture?

How can we safeguard and protect scripture from errors?

Who has authority to teach scripture without error?

Where does scripture say: “the Bible alone”?

Why does scripture support tradition? The teaching authority of the apostles?

Who has authority to Authentically interpret scripture?

Where does it say the word of God is limited to the “Bible alone”?

Why does scripture teach the authority of Christ in His church in the persons of the apostles?
AKA The Apostolic Tradition (teaching)

 

[L.A.M.B.]

Bible yes




What in this world is wrong with you.

You are in a fearful and dangerous place to deny the authority of God's word only.

We need NOTHING else to accompany the word of God.

We must hear the word,then do the word as instructed . There have been NO OTHER AUTHORIZED words of God since the Apostles passed.
Adding to or taking away from is in serious error.

Are you even born again from above,?are your sins washed in the blood? do you know Jesus as your personal saviour.

Your on ignore. Your an antagonist.

 

[theefaith]

then do it!

Lk 10:16
He who hears you hears me...

John 13:20
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me; and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.

Only the church has authority from Christ to define the truth and teach!
Matt 16:18 matt 18:18 matt 28:19 Jn 20:21-23 Jn 8:32 Jn 16:13

The teaching of Peter and the apostles and successors is the teaching of Christ!


Jesus Christ extends his mission, power, and authority to His church of His apostles!

Even His judging!
Matt 19:28
His teaching authority!
Matt 28:19 and Jn 20:21
His power to forgive sins!
Jn 20:23
His being the light of the world!
Matt 5:14
His ministry of reconciliation!
2 cor 5:18
His authority in governing the church and administering the kingdom!
Matt 16:18-19 & 18:18 Jn 21:17
Lk 22:29
Apart from me you can do nothing. Jn 15:5
So the church is subject to Christ!
Eph 5:24

Jesus Christ continues HIS ministry in His new covenant church thru Peter, the apostles, and their successors with the same mission, power, and authority!
Mt 16:18 Mt 28:19 Matt 18:17 Acts 1:17 acts 8:31 & 35 acts 9:4 Lk 10:16 Jn 8:32 Jn 13:20 Jn 15:5 Jn 16:13 Jn 20:21-22 eph 2:20 acts 2:42 1 Tim 3:15

Fundamentalism drives a wedge between Christ and his church, separates Christ from His kingdom, and the authority of Christ from the new covenant!

1 Corinthians 16:22
If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema

Extends to the truth and the church

Cos Christ is the truth and His church teaches the truth without error! Jn 14:6 matt 28:19 matt 18:17 1 Tim 3:15 Jn 29:21-23 Jn 16:13

Christ and His church are one! Acts 9:4 eph 5:32

Authority of the Apostles!

What authority does Christ have?
What power does Christ have?
What mission / ministry does Christ have?

Peter, the apostles and their successors have the same authority, power, and mission! Jn 20:21 as my father sent me, even so send I you!

John 17:18
As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world.

The apostles are Christ’s successors!
They have authority to send others as well, apostle means one who is sent!

Therefore the apostles have authority to send more apostles or successors!
Apostolic succession!

The nations still need to be taught, disciples still need to be baptized and the church the new covenant kingdom of christ still needs to be governed!

Hebrews 3:1
Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Christ is an apostle, and has authority to send other apostles, the apostles also have this authority, so the apostles continue down thru the centuries as Christ promised! Matt 28:19-20

Keys of authority! And power to bind and loose! Matt 16:18 and Matt 18:18 matt 28:19 Isa 22:21-22

Moral authority:
(Teaching)
Necessity of being taught by Christ:
Two edge sword: defining truth and condemning errors, and Interpreting scripture.

Jurisdictional authority:
(Governing / administering)
Necessity of Peter and the apostles and their successors to govern the holy church.

Spiritual authority:
(Life of Grace)
Sanctifying thru the mass and Sacraments

The apostles teaching is Christ’s teaching, Christ and His church are one! Acts 9:4

Christian rule of faith is not the Bible alone! But the doctrine of the apostles! Acts 2:42

 

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lk 3:2

Did a book fall out of the sky?

is the word of God limited to the Bible alone?


Questions about the doctrine of the “Bible alone” or the “Bible is our only authority”?

How can we know what is scripture?

How can we know what is not scripture?

How can we safeguard and protect scripture from errors?

Who has authority to teach scripture without error?

Where does scripture say: “the Bible alone”?

Why does scripture support tradition? The teaching authority of the apostles?

Who has authority to Authentically interpret scripture?

Where does it say the word of God is limited to the “Bible alone”?

Why does scripture teach the authority of Christ in His church in the persons of the apostles?
AKA The Apostolic Tradition (teaching)