Comments on: Is Sola Scriptura Scriptural? Part III: Circular Reasoning https://chnetwork.org/2018/02/27/sola-scriptura-scriptural-part-iii-circular-reasoning/ A network of inquirers, converts, and reverts to the Catholic Church, as well as life-long Catholics, all on a journey of continual conversion to Jesus Christ. Mon, 09 Apr 2018 19:01:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Tom Hanson https://chnetwork.org/2018/02/27/sola-scriptura-scriptural-part-iii-circular-reasoning/#comment-30258 Mon, 12 Mar 2018 02:59:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=48655#comment-30258 In reply to Ron Roberson.

After looking carefully at what I said, I think that my last sentence would be clearer if I say , “And pretty much everybody agrees that it (sola Scriptura) is a major issue underpinning all questions about Apostolic succession and any other similar problems. Catholics know well that Protestants do not look to tradition as a guide, and most Protestants know well that Catholics trust tradition, but many think that Catholics do not rely on Scripture in a meaningful way.”

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By: Ken Hensley https://chnetwork.org/2018/02/27/sola-scriptura-scriptural-part-iii-circular-reasoning/#comment-30235 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 18:22:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=48655#comment-30235 In reply to Tom Hanson.

Yeah, I’d have to ask Ron to restate his point as well. I don’t know what is being stated.

At this point, in this post, what I am mainly saying is simply that circular reasoning is involved in most of the arguments Protestants make for sola Scripture from NT passages. The texts that are typically brought forward as “evidence” of sola Scriptura only work when the assumption is made that there is no no authoritative Church. Once the assumption is made that the kind of Church we see functioning in the NT no longer exists then sure, any passage in the NT that talks about the inspiration or authority of Scripture APPEARS as evidence for sola Scriptura.

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By: Tom Hanson https://chnetwork.org/2018/02/27/sola-scriptura-scriptural-part-iii-circular-reasoning/#comment-30233 Sat, 10 Mar 2018 04:00:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=48655#comment-30233 In reply to Ron Roberson.

I don’t understand what you are saying here. Are you saying sola Scriptura is not the issue we should be talking about? If that’s not what you mean , are you saying that sola Scriptura is not about what most Protestant historians of Christianity as well as most Protestant theologians mean it is?

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By: Ron Roberson https://chnetwork.org/2018/02/27/sola-scriptura-scriptural-part-iii-circular-reasoning/#comment-30211 Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:35:00 +0000 https://chnetwork.org/?p=48655#comment-30211 The issue of sola Scriptura. is really Apostolic succession and Jesus Christ which is the foundation of Christianity. The scriptures are theiir history and teachings of Christ and his apostles. The appeal is to them as opposed to later developments.

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