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'Bible-Only' Christians?
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:clap Very funny. :clap :yes:
bible truth
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Hi Beckysoup,
God commands us to test everything to see if they are from God. We are warned that there are many false prophets that have gone out into the world. What standard does God give His people to determine what is from Him? In Acts 17:11, the Bereans examined the Apostle Paul’s message and compared it with the Scriptures. That’s the heart of Sola Scripture. The Bible is the sole standard given to God to discern if doctrine is from God or from the enemy.
How do I know if Joseph Smith is a prophet from God? I examine his teachings in the light of Scripture alone.
How do I know if Peter was the first Pope and the Roman Catholic Church speaks for God? I examine the official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church with Scripture alone.
Do I test the writings of Christians throughout church history? If the Bereans tested the Apostle Paul, I believe God wants me to test all things that are proclaimed to be from Him with the Bible alone. I love biblical creeds and confessions! I love to read and study the writings of Christians throughout redemptive history.
1 Thessalonians 5 - Final Instructions of Paul
Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.
Acts 17:11
Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.
1 John 4 - Test the Spirits
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world.
You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
2 Peter 2 - False Teachers and Their Destruction
But there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the sovereign Lord who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. Many will follow their shameful ways and will bring the way of truth into disrepute. In their greed these teachers will exploit you with stories they have made up. Their condemnation has long been hanging over them, and their destruction has not been sleeping.
Hi Beckysoup,
Sola Scriptura is a battle for authority. Within Roman Catholicism, LDS Church, and Protestants, we have three distinct forms of final authorities.
1.Roman Catholic = Bible (+) sacred oral and written tradition. The Popes and bishops in communion with him determine sacred tradition. This is known as “Apostolic Succession”
2.LDS Church Authority = Book of Mormon, Doctrines and Covenants, Price of the Great Pear, and Bible. You also proclaim a line of prophets with final authority like “Apostolic Succession.
3.Protestant Christian = Final authority = Bible alone
Therefore, when we disagree with doctrine from God, who do we believe? Do we believe the Roman Catholic Church with their apostolic succession claim? Do we believe in the LDS church with their apostolic succession claim? Or, do we believe in the Bible? We are in a battle for authority in what God has revealed to mankind. I trust the Bible over apostolic succession of any organization. I have tested the official gospel of Roman Catholicism in the light of Scripture. Like the Protestant Reformers, I have found the official gospel of Rome to be false in the light of Scripture alone. I have also tested the LDS official gospel in the light of Scripture alone, I find it to be false too. I prefer trusting in the Bible as compared to a burning of the bosom.
I hope this helps,
BT
dawny0826
Mother Heathen
I consider myself a "bible-only" Christian as the Bible is my only Holy Book.
Any other study aid that I may use, a religious reference book, concordance, a spiritual study aid...are just that...aids.
The creeds are proclamations of my faith. I DO recite the creeds, my favorite being the Apostle's Creed as it fully details what I believe. Again, it's a proclamation of faith...faith that I have because of my knowledge and understanding of Jesus Christ through the Holy Bible.
bible truth
Active Member
It was never my intention to bash [any church]. I just try to speak the truth in love out of the command of the God that I know and serve. We should all be extremely passionate about our Faith if we believe them. When you asked this particular question on this Thread, I felt qualified to answer according to my convictions. - BT 
Comprehend
Res Ipsa Loquitur
LOL. awesome...
Comprehend
Res Ipsa Loquitur
yeah, we feel the need to downplay the bible so much that we study the bible exactly twice as much as the Book of Mormon. We spend two years on the bible for every one on the Book of Mormon. Also in the Articles of Faith, we mention the Bible first and the Book of Mormon is considered to be a companion to the Bible, not the other way around. The Book of Mormon is sub-titled "another testament of Jesus Christ".
Finally, our beliefs are not condradictory with the Bible, only with YOUR interpretations of the bible. We find that the bible and the book of Mormon work quite nicely together. So do a great number of other people around the world which is why the LDS church is growing so fast and main stream christianity is shrinking.
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Friendly reminder, this thread is specifically about what constitutes a follower of Sola Scriptura(Bible alone), not about the merits and/or failings, if any there be, of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic and Latter-Day Saint Churches.
Friendly reminder, this thread is specifically about what constitutes a follower of Sola Scriptura(Bible alone), not about the merits and/or failings, if any there be, of the doctrines of the Roman Catholic and Latter-Day Saint Churches.
If you have a concern/issue/problem/whatever with the doctrines of either the Roman Catholic or Latter-Day Saint Churches(or any other) feel free, and encouraged, to start a seperate thread.
Thank you
Terrywoodenpic
Oldest Heretic
Why do you insist on part truths.
The entire Anglican Communion probably the largest grouping of protestants in the world do not believe in Bible alone.
Lunamoth started this exceptional thread on the Anglican /Episcopalian beliefs. which make the Anglican faith absolutely clear.
It mentions that personal interpretation is permitted ... though not exactly encouraged.
(Sory Lunamoth that I did not take part, as I was off line at the time)
You can check the thread here
http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39416
bible truth
Active Member
Okay my friend,
Where and how does God reveal Himself to fallen mankind? How did you determine this? - BT
jimbob
The Celt
you're stubbornness is amazing.
and perhaps i'm reading this question wrong, but, are you serious? He revealed himself as Christ to a fallen mankind. We determine this because the Bible. what's your point?
bible truth
Active Member
The Bible alone or other sources too?
sojourner
Annoyingly Progressive Since 2006
Is there something inherently wrong, or flawed about extra-biblical sources? What did they do for information before the Bible? What about information in the Bible that is clearly wrong? Mulitple attestation is only responsible scholarship and the the only truly compreshensive way to garner information.
Tigress
Working-Class W*nch.
Just thought I'd mention that the Quakers are another Protestant group that isn't 'bible-only.'
CaptainXeroid
Following Christ
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