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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 9/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 9/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 9) On what authority, or on what principle, would we accept as Scripture books that we know were not…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 8/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 8/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 8) How do we know who wrote the books that we call Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Hebrews, and…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 7/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 7/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 7) Where in the Bible is God’s Word restricted only to what is written down? Simple Answer(s): Nowhere that…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 6/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 6/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 6) If the authors of the New Testament believed in sola Scriptura, why did they sometimes draw on oral…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 5/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 5/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 5) Some Protestants claim that St. Paul condemned all oral tradition (Col 2:8). If so, why does he tell…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 4/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 4/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 4) Some Protestants claim that Jesus condemned all oral tradition (e.g., Matt 15:3, 6; Mark 7:813). If so, why…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 3/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 3/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 3) Where in the New Testament do the apostles tell future generations that the Christian faith will be based…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 2/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 2/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 2) Other than the specific command to John to pen the Revelation, where did Jesus tell His apostles to…
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Unloading 35 Loaded Questions for "Bible Christians" 1/35
Steve Ray has a list of 35 loaded Questions for “Bible Christians” (quotation marks his)(link to the whole list). This is number 1/35. I’m trying to provide the answers in a common format, for easy reference. 1) Where did Jesus give instructions that the Christian faith should be based exclusively on a book? Simple Answer(s):…
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Aquinas: Rule of Faith ("sola canonica scriptura est regula fidei")
Thomas Aquinas’ expression, “sola canonica scriptura est regula fidei” at first glance sounds a lot like the Reformation maxim that the rule of faith is only the canonical scripture. Here’s an English translation of the relevant portion: It should be noted that though many might write concerning Catholic truth, there is this difference that those…