BIBLE ALONE FAILED!
1. The Bible is not in the Bible! Nowhere in the Bible does it say we MUST BELIEVE IN THE BIBLE! Sola Scriptura contradicts itself, saying: “ANY RELIGIOUS TRUTH MUST COME FROM THE BIBLE ALONE” EXCEPT THAT THIS “TRUTH” IS NOT FOUND ANYWHERE IN THE BIBLE!
2. JESUS NEVER WROTE ANYTHING (except once he wrote in the sand), and NEVER asked ANYTHING TO BE WRITTEN, but rather said, “And if he will not hear the CHURCH, let him be to thee as the heathen and the publican (Matthew 18:17-18)!” If the Bible alone were necessary, then Jesus would not have instituted an authoritative Church.
3. It was not until the 4th Century that the Bible was bound between two covers! If it is necessary to believe in the Bible to be saved, then ALL THE EARLY CHRISTIANS ARE LOST EVEN THE APOSTLES!
4. Before the 16th Century, NOBODY EVER BELIEVED IN SOLA SCRIPTURA! “Christian” and “Catholic” were synonomous; LUTHER AND CALVIN WERE THE FIRST BIBLE BEATERS.
5. There are over 40,000 Protestant Sects! That means over 40,000 DIFFERENCES IN OPINION as to what Scripture says! This is because they ALL INTERPRET SCRIPTURE IN A DIFFERENT WAY; but there is only ONE CATHOLIC CHURCH, and has been only one and will ever be only one!
6. Anyone who decides for himself what Scripture says effectually establishes HIMSELF AS HIS OWN PRIVATE SECT. He establishes a belief system peculiar to himself alone.
7. If, believing in Sola Scriptura, you find yourself DIFFERING IN OPINION WITH YOUR NEIGHBOUR as to the meaning of some scripture passage what can you do? If this same difference in opinion chances upon two Catholics, they simply appeal to the teachings of their 2,000 year old Catholic Church for the correct understanding!
8. What happens if an adolescent differs in opinion with his father about what Scripture says? The father, who knows Scripture much better cannot override the “Holy Ghost” who tells this adolescent what he seems to believe! This is the problem of not having the authority of the Church to appeal to! SOLA SCRIPTURA GIVES EACH PERSON THEIR OWN AUTHORITY IN MATTERS OF FAITH AND MORALS!
9. How are we in the 24th Century supposed to know that Jesus lived and died for us? Unless God comes down from Heaven to speak to every Christian personally, then we need for this revelation to be passed down to us through the generations (this is called Tradition). We also need to see that it was always taught and practiced throughout the preceding times, for this is the guarantee that it was always believed, even from the start, and that we ought likewise to believe it.
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