But we Protestants recognize Scripture alone as our ultimate rule of faith (the Reformation principle of sola scriptura). The first-order claim is about the primacy of divine revelation in Christian theology and ethics. He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and I will declare to you things that are to come. Is it reasonable to believe the Christians should rely on the Bible alone as it’s sole authority? In that sense, our prayers really make a difference in the course of world history because God's actions can be contingent upon how he knew we would pray. He has Himself fixed by His supreme will the places and persons (the appointed presbyters) whom He desires for these celebrations, in order that all things may be done piously according to His good pleasure, and be acceptable to His will. On the Eucharist as Sacrifice, 1 Clement 44:4 reads: “Since then these things are manifest to us, and we have looked into the depths of the Divine knowledge, we ought to do in order all things which the Master commanded us to perform at appointed times. FACT: Yes they did; and they had good reason to believe this, as evidenced by John 14:16-18 & 26 and 16:12-13: [14:16] “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you always, [17] the Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows Him. And I cannot imagine what sort of a defeater would fit that condition. Let that be considered a valid Eucharist which is celebrated by the bishop, or by one whom he appoints. For this reason, therefore, having received perfect foreknowledge, they appointed those who have already been mentioned, and afterwards added the further provision that, if they should die, other approved men should succeed to their ministry.”. WHAT YOU'LL FIND HERE Welcome to ReasonableFaith.org! They have no regard for charity, none for the widow, the orphan, the oppressed, none for the man in prison, the hungry or the thirsty. If I were to ask the boss for a raise, he would raise my salary. I don't want to take our time now going into it, but look at what I've said there and see if it doesn't make sense of this. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bEOjWyrP2U (accessed July 22, 2019). What I'm saying is whether God is in time or out of time, because he's omniscient he knows if you were to pray or if you were in this situation you would pray for this. It’s Kevin Harris, and you are in for a rousing, entertaining, and informative podcast today as Dr. Craig joins a panel discussion with Mike Licona, Mark Mittelberg, and Leighton Flowers who also is moderator of this panel, and just fields a variety of questions like whether the universe is a hologram (maybe it’s just a projection and not really real), how prayer and time work together, and God’s justice. FACT: Therefore, Christ is promising that the Holy Spirit — “the Spirit of Truth” — will remain not only with the Apostles, but with the entire Church, a Church which will still need to be guided and comforted after the Apostles are gone. I think Descartes is absolutely right in saying that it's impossible to deny one's own existence because in denying that you exist you affirm that you exist. The most ardent defender of Reasonable Faith aims to provide an intelligent, articulate, and uncompromising yet gracious Christian perspective on the issues concerning the truth of the Christian faith. MARK MITTELBERG: I would just add to that on a more personal level I think a lot of times it's just people are looking for interesting theories that kind of take you off on rabbit trails of philosophical speculation rather than letting the truth get to them. I think I'm giving you a lot of truth, and it seems to me like you're trying to dodge it. One therefore must assume that this same authority was also possessed by those who held the “chair of Moses” before them — the ones who decided which Old Testament books were Divinely-inspired, etc. DR. CRAIG: On the website ReasonableFaith.org, Question of the Week number 16[2] addresses this. FACT: While the “chair of Moses” is an element of ancient Jewish tradition — apparently dating from the time of Moses himself — it is recorded nowhere in the Old Testament Scriptures. the bishop) his proper ministrations are allotted, and to the priests (e.g. FACT: Yes, there are. In principle and practice, divine revelation can be oral as well as written. [13] But, when He comes, the Spirit of Truth, He will guide you to all truth. I admit that there are few comprehensive works of this vital truth. On Peter and Paul in Rome, Ignatius writes in his Epistle to the Romans 4:3 : “Not as Peter and Paul did, do I command you. 3. Both of these orderly arrangements, then, are by God’s will. Let’s examine the facts: FACT: There is nothing in Scripture teaching that "Scripture alone" is all-sufficient for the Christian Faith. Even some people think that the way that this is laid out is more Lukan and there are some manuscripts where the story is in Luke, not John. Prédication sur Romains 13, en la Cathédrale d’Édimbourg, le 19 août 1565 : « En quelques mots, l’apôtre Paul déclare la finalité pour laquelle le glaive est donné aux puissances en disant que c’est “pour… I'm pretty sure we're probably all on similar pages on this that we would not hold that Christians need to hold a Young Earth view, and that there's a lot of reasons probably not to (biblical and scientific), though I don't try to talk people out of it. So that's the proper meaning of the term. It's a condition that if it were like this then this is the way it would be. “. On Apostolic succession, 1 Clement 42:1-4 reads: “The Apostles received the Gospel for us from the Lord Jesus Christ; and Jesus Christ was sent by God. Now, obviously, this Christian truth (aka, the Gospel) cannot be added to or subtracted from …but is confined to the Revelation we have from the Apostles. a reasonable faith. It seems as our scientific knowledge and understanding is increasing, it seems like scientists are twisting themselves more and more to find explanations beyond what you're saying. In the Bible we had the stoning of the woman caught in adultery or the attempt they were going to stone that woman caught in adultery. No two people agree. MARK MITTELBERG: I'll take the last part. . [applause]. Is “Sola Scriptura” reasonable? [laughter] The only place I’ve ever seen that is on the Internet. . I think that's helping to remove barriers and get back to the real mission which is to present Christ and the Gospel to them. About the Bible. Posted by 5 years ago. Therefore, we bring even the statements of Ecumenical Councils before the bar of Scripture. MIKE LICONA: Sure. I think it's baloney but it seems to be an idea that some people are embracing just because it's an explanation without being an explanation. I think that's a good philosophy for anyone whether they believe the Bible or not. I think that's not germane to the question. Catholics reject this teaching for several reasons, but this particular article will address only one of those Catholic objections. We believe the Holy Scriptures to be plenary-verbally inspired, the very Word of God, authoritative, infallible and inerrant in the original writings (autographs). the presbyters/priests) the proper place has been appointed, and on the Levites (e.g. These are if-then statements in the subjunctive mood, not the indicative mood. Among these are 1 Corinth 10:4 (in which the rock in the desert is said to “follow” the Children of Israel under Moses…something not recorded in Scripture, but found only in Jewish oral Tradition, even to this day) and Jude 9 and Jude 14 (in which the Apostle cites extra-Scriptural Traditions about Michael and Satan fighting over Moses’ body, and conveys a prophecy from Enoch …neither of which are found in the OT Scriptures). Reply. When ... on top of everything else I had recently ascribed to, like sola Scriptura and salvation by faith alone. But before I do I would just like to say that, like everything posted on this blog, this is not meant to be an attack towards or some form of hatred towards Protestants. The popular press does not understand science and as a result it systematically promotes the sensational, the outrageous, the outlandish because this is what is a headline-grabber. I think that we would never have good reason for believing such a hypothesis. You may know this, but for those of you that don't, there's real problems with trying to add up the age of man alone, never mind the Earth or the cosmos, based on genealogies. But, it is a mistake to view the Christian message as a simple written record preserved by human means and dependent on human intelligence. I wonder if you have any answer or any thoughts on that. That would just mean we might not, at very worst, if we couldn't explain some of that, we'd say we may not like the character of God but it wouldn't mean the Bible has an error in it. If we accept there are some errors in the Bible then how is that authoritative in our lives? Let's love what's real; let's pursue what's right and what's true. The continuation of such oral Tradition becomes even more striking once we realize that the author of 1 Clement, St. Clement of Rome, was an intimate associate of the Apostle Paul, as Paul himself testifies in Philippians 4:3, where this same Clement is called Paul’s “co-worker,” who “struggled at my side in promoting the Gospel.” The evidence that this is the same man is given to us by St. Irenaeus, writing about A.D.180; and as if it were common knowledge. … The Doctrine of Sola Scriptura Did Not Exist Prior to the 14 th Century. www.catholic.com Is it reasonable to believe the Christians should rely on the Bible alone as it's sole authority? Discuss this article here. I think many professional scientists themselves despair of the way in which contemporary science is handled by the popular press. I think that prayer changes things. MARK MITTELBERG: I should warn you he's written like a three-volume book on this, so how much time do you got? In other words, if God's outside of time or his relationship to time . FACT: Examples of this oral Tradition can be documented as early as A.D. 90 –a time when many of those who knew Christ (including the Apostle John) were still alive. Sola Scriptura is one of the watchwords of the Reformation which means Scripture alone is the authority in matters of faith and practice, not church tradition as the Catholic Church held. Főiskolánk 1999-ben indított teológiai szakfolyóirata a bibliai iratgyűjtemény eszmerendszerének és hatástörténetének bemutatását, az ehhez kapcsolódó kutatások eredményeinek ismertté tételét tekinti küldetésének. So, now we’ve come full circle. If I had not pulled out into traffic, I would not have been hit by the oncoming car. I'm trying to understand how the Bible is still inerrant and presents this God, and if it's not inerrant – they're actually errors in translation or in the way it was reproduced – how is that fully authoritative in our lives? You can have conflicts within the Bible. MIKE LICONA: If you're asking: Do I believe the Bible is divinely inspired? DR. CRAIG: Except that that's not what Sola Scriptura means. He can know how we would pray whether he's in time or timeless. Catholic Church placed church tradition on equal ground with Scripture, and the Protestant reformers affirmed sola – … The layman is bound by the ordinances for the laity. The Bible says we should be lovers of truth. DR. CRAIG: I think what you're referring to is the idea that the universe is some sort of hologram. On a personal level, sola scriptura is an important concept for Christians today. Therefore, it must be admitted that the Word of God as we have it in the Old Testament is not merely a Scriptural record, but rather comes to us (at least in this one case) through both Scripture as well as a living oral Tradition. Rather, Paul is citing Jewish oral Tradition. www.catholic.com Is it reasonable to believe the Christians should rely on the Bible alone as it's sole authority? FACT: The “chair of Moses” was Moses’ teaching authority, according to ancient Jewish oral tradition. Take care, then, to use one Eucharist, so that whatever you do, you do according to God: for there is one Flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, and one Cup in the union of His Blood; one altar, as there is one bishop with the presbytery and my fellow servants, the deacons.”. Some of them will go with us on that. It ultimately resulted in new churches based on biblical principles apart from Catholic traditions and leadership. This work is the first that I am aware of to combine, in one place, all of the work that has been done on this topic, but perhaps has not been presented as a single, cohesive argument. Is His Church guided less by the living Spirit of God than the Jewish people who preceded it? DR. CRAIG: I do think, to be honest with you, that part of this is the popular press’ coverage of science. PROPOSITION: Was Scripture and Tradition the rule of faith for the ancient Jews? [laughter]. KEVIN HARRIS: Welcome to Reasonable Faith with Dr. William Lane Craig. But every person I talk to, regardless of where they come from, always has some number random that's out there. The Earth is not flat. 1. By sola Scriptura Protestants mean that Scripture alone is the primary and absolute source for all doctrine and practice (faith and morals). MODERATOR: Dr. Craig, did you want to add anything? I give what I think is a good answer to that, and they go to the next thing. …. PROPOSITION: Is Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone) a reasonable method for understanding Christian orthodoxy? You said “his previous knowledge of how you will pray.” I'm talking about a very special kind of knowledge. FACT: Not only did the Lord live by them, but He is also recorded defending one in Matthew 23. [2] https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/slaughter-of-the-canaanites, [3] https://www.reasonablefaith.org/writings/question-answer/once-more-the-slaughter-of-the-canaanites/, [4] Total Running Time: 21:26 (Copyright © 2019 William Lane Craig). In Matthew 23, Jesus proclaims that the scribes and Pharisees have the authority to teach and guide because they are the successors of Moses for the Jewish people; and that the Jews should “do and observe all the things whatsoever they tell you.”. Prayer makes a difference. Sola Scriptura implies several things. MODERATOR: I want to open the floor for questions. Maybe it wasn't in the original Gospel of John. Therefore, if such examples exist, and if even Jesus Himself preached the Gospel in reference to both Scripture and Tradition, why should His Church be limited to Scripture alone? Download Share. FACT: Three of these oral Traditions documented in 1 Clement are: 1. After preaching both in the east and west, he gained the illustrious reputation due to his faith, having taught righteousness to the whole world, and come to the extreme limit of the west, and suffered martyrdom under the prefects.”. Statement of Faith: Sola Scriptura 1. It was quasi-clear so I was hoping you would give me an explanation. the deacons) their proper services have been imposed. That was really neat. You were using it to designate something different. QUESTION: I guess my follow-up question would be why do these things persist?
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