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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 16/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 16/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 16) If the meaning of the Bible is so clear—so easily interpreted—and if the Holy Spirit leads every Christian…
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Magisterium More Sufficient than Scripture? (Part 4)
[Cont’d from previous section] Is the Roman Catholic Magisterium More Sufficient than Sacred Scripture?Bryan Cross answered on the subject of the ability of the Scripture to interpret Scripture sufficiently, from Scripture, reason, and tradition. (Part 4) Caesarius of Arles (about A.D. 470-543) commenting on Rev. 22:10: Just as the divine Scriptures are sealed for those…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 15/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 15/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 15) If the books of the New Testament are “self-authenticating” through the ministry of the Holy Spirit to each…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 14/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 14/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 14) Most of the books of the New Testament were written to address very specific problems in the early…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 13/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 13/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 13) Where does the Bible claim to be the sole authority for Christians in matters of faith and morals?…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 12/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 12/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 12) How do we know, from the Bible alone, that the letters of St. Paul, who wrote to first…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 11/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 11/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 11) How do we know, from the Bible alone, that the individual books of the New Testament are inspired,…
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Beckwith’s Bait and Switch
Francis Beckwith has a recent blog post entitled, “Sola Scriptura and the canon of Scripture: a philosophical reflection” (link). Let’s take a look at his reflection. Beckwith begins: Because the list of canonical books is itself not found in Scripture—as one can find the Ten Commandments or the names of Christ’s Apostles—any such list, whether…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 10/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 10/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 10) Where in the Bible do we find an inspired and infallible list of books that should belong in…
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The Acorn Falls Far from the Tree – A Response to Dave Armstrong
Jason Engwer is a blogger at the Reformed blog Triablogue. Mr. Engwer had posted (in 2008) some discussion related to the rule(s) of faith in the Early Church Fathers and Rome’s claims for the church and the papacy (link to article). Dave Armstrong is a layman in the Roman Catholic church, but has recently been…