the doctrine that the Bible contains all knowledge necessary for salvation and holiness
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Was Jesus an adherent to 'Sola Scriptura'?
Adherents to Sola Scriptura basically believe that Scripture should be the foundation of all doctrine. (NOTE: That is not to say that outside sources cannot be used to aide us in understanding the ...
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Does the doctrine of Sola Scriptura prohibit the use of empirical information to understand the bible?
As an example, what about examining Jesus' interaction with the Roman Centurion using historical documents explaining how the Roman Army was run?
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Does Sola Scriptura go hand in hand with personal interpretation?
I asked this question on Sola Scriptura a few months ago and got the answer that denied my premise that Sola Scriptura is about private interpretation. Unfortunately, I didn't get a good reason as to ...
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How do sola-scriptura adherents reconcile the role of the Holy Spirit as a teacher?
The Bible teaches that one of the many roles of the Holy Spirit is that of a teacher:
Luke 12:11-12 (NIV)
John 14:26 (NIV)
1 Corinthians 2:11-15 (NIV)
Sola-scriptura is the belief that "that ...
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How does Sola Scriptura understanding of the Bible affect the anagogical sense of the Bible?
A few times on this site, I've mentioned Jesus' commands that we should take Mary into our home when he tells John to 'behold his mother'. This is based on the idea that much of scripture can also be ...
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Do 'Bible Christians' find paraphrasing the Bible distasteful?
This might be a meta question, but I really mean it in a scholarly way. Does paraphrasing the Bible for conversational use make Sola Scriptura folks cringe?
I'm not even sure what my Church thinks ...
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What is the basis for not believing sola-scriptura?
I've noticed there seem to be two types of Christians on this site, those that favor sola-scriptura and those that don't.
What is the basis of not believing sola-scriptura?
Sola-scriptura is Latin ...
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What is the Biblical Basis for Sola Scriptura? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the basis for Sola Scriptura?
Is there anywhere in the Bible that says Christians should be Sola Scriptura?
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What is the basis of my fractured understanding of “Sola Scriptura”?
As a Catholic, I'm often baffled by other Christians who base their faith purely off personal interpretation of the Bible as the be-all-end-all proof for everything under the sun (which is what I mean ...
