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Sola Scriptura Turns Protestant Understandings of the Bible into a Novelty
Protestant View on Scripture Interpretation
Protestants Say: Scripture is self-interpreting; therefore, the believer’s private interpretation is what the Holy Spirit intended.
Catholic Response to Self-Interpretation of Scripture
The Catholic Response: This assertion is problematic for several reasons.
First, the Bible nowhere says it is self-interpreting; rather, it explicitly states or shows that it is not. See for example 2 Chron. 17:7-9; Neh. 8:1-9; Matt. 13:18-23; Luke 24:27, 45;
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Nov 6th 2024
The Unbiblical Idea of Sola Scriptura
After I became a Christian
I struggled with whether I should keep attending a
Catholic Church.As I sat in church and watched incense rise
up
from the altar, I felt an urge to stay and be part of what
felt
like a sacred mystery.On the other
hand, there were a lot of Catholic beliefs
that
I could not find in the Bible, which made me think they
were just man-made traditions.I eventually decided that it didn’t
matter which church I joined so long as I only
believed in what the Bible
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Oct 2nd 2023