Defensor Fidei - Lesson Four: 2 Timothy 3:15-17 = "sola scriptura"... Are you sure?

I like to ask my Protestant friends about sola scriptura, or "scripture alone", a doctrine that attests that the Bible by itself is sufficient for anyone to learn about their faith and salvation. It sounds reasonable, and I personally believe that all Christians should get in to the habit of reading the Bible to learn about their faith and salvation, and how to live as a Christian. Yes, the Bible is the inspiried Word of God and is an authority on such matters, but it is not the sole authority; by scripture and tradition we learn of our faith, salvation and how to live the Christian lifestyle ("scripture and tradition" is a matter for another blog entry, so let's stay focussed on 2 Tim. 3:15-17).

In this video are six reasons refuting 2 Timothy 3:15-17 as a sufficient answer for the question: "Can you show me the verse or reading in the Bible where it tells us scripture is the sole authority?"

Further reading: http://www.bringyou.to/apologetics/num6.htm

P.S. I'm rubbing and twitching my right eye quite a bit because moments before recording this video, my 16 month old son decided it would be funny to "poke Daddy in the eye". The pain didn't eminate until after I started recording. So there you go: a bit of useless "making of..." information for you there. ;-)

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[rbushlow]

Excellent, this is clear and cogent analysis. Kudos, my brother!

[SteveSpitz1981]

Thanks, mate. :-)

[AllAmericanChalleng3]

my last name is fidei