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sola scriptura

Postby postodave » August 7th, 2006, 11:44 am

This is really picking up on some things from another thread. Rusmeister tells me he was raised a Baptist and is now Orthodox. He rejects the doctrine of sola scrptura. I want to suggest that the doctrine he is rejecting is not the classic reformed doctrine of sola scriptura at all, but the modern evangelical doctrine which sometimes goes by the same name. According to this modern doctine scripture, as interpreted by the individual, is the only authority in matters of faith and doctrine. According to the reformers who originally coined the term sola scriptura, scripture, when interpreted by the Church in the context of the rule of faith, is the final authority in such matters. It's a subtle difference but it means that the reformed doctrine was not in fact out of step with the traditional teaching of the Church both in the East and in the West whereas the modern doctrine, sometimes called solo scriptura is not only out of step with tradition but is incoherent. I think we could have a fruitful discussion about this, since many people of diverse traditions and approaches are represented in these forums.
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Postby Theo » August 7th, 2006, 1:25 pm

Shouldn't this be in another subforum? "General Christianity", perhaps?
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Postby rusmeister » August 7th, 2006, 6:32 pm

"Eh? Two views? There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there's never more than one."
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Postby Sven » August 7th, 2006, 6:59 pm

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Re: sola scriptura

Postby Kolbitar » August 7th, 2006, 9:43 pm

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Postby AllanS » August 7th, 2006, 10:18 pm

I don't see how I can get away from the responsibility of private interpretation. I am both private and an interpreter. Having an infallible Church doesn't help. First, I must privately decide if it is infallible (and how can I possibly know that, being fallible myself?), and then I must make sense of what it teaches.
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Postby Kolbitar » August 8th, 2006, 2:14 am

The man who lives in contact with what he believes to be a living Church is a man always expecting to meet Plato and Shakespeare tomorrow at breakfast. He is always expecting to see some truth that he has never seen before. --Chesterton

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Postby wood-maid » August 8th, 2006, 3:33 pm

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Postby Josh » August 8th, 2006, 4:16 pm

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Postby Josh » August 8th, 2006, 4:20 pm

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Postby Josh » August 8th, 2006, 5:29 pm

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Postby Kolbitar » August 8th, 2006, 9:54 pm

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Postby rusmeister » August 9th, 2006, 7:08 am

"Eh? Two views? There are a dozen views about everything until you know the answer. Then there's never more than one."
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Postby Josh » August 9th, 2006, 3:01 pm

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Postby Josh » August 9th, 2006, 3:21 pm

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