The 6 minute case for Sola Scriptura

The 6 minute Case for Sola Scriptura – that Scripture alone is the only infallible rule of faith and practice – that Scripture is the final court of appeals, above traditions, councils, creeds, bishops and Popes in church history. Note: the only infallible rule. It is not the “only rule” – there are secondary authorities like creeds and some of the early councils and church authority, theologians, pastors – these are secondary and tertiary.

This is excellent by Dr. Gavin Ortlund of Truth Unites – I encourage people watching this to watch several times and use the pause button to read and think about the longer quotes and dates of when they took place.

I recommend all of Dr. Ortlund’s videos on issues of church history, Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. There are a few other areas that I disagree with him on, like the flood of Noah ( I see the Flood of Noah’s time as a Global Flood and he views it as a regional or local flood); but he is a good brother in Christ and has provided a needed apologetic against the claims of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy. 

This demonstrates the Protestant position is superior to the claims of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy (like the Coptic Church and Armenian Church) and the Assyrian Church of the East.

see also his excellent explanation of Protestantism as a renewal movement within the historic understanding of “Catholic” (Universal)

About Ken Temple

I am a follower of Jesus Christ. I am a sinner who has been saved by the grace of God alone (Ephesians 2:8-9), through faith alone (Galatians 2:16; Romans 3:28; 4:1-16), in Christ alone (John 14:6). But a true faith does not stay alone, it should result in change, fruit, good works, and deeper levels of repentance and hatred of my own sins of selfishness and pride. I am not better than you! I still make mistakes and sin, but the Lord is working on me, conforming me to His character. (Romans 8:28-29; 2 Corinthians 3:16-18) When I do sin, I hate the sin as it is an affront to God, and seek His forgiveness in repentance. (Mark 1:15; 2 Corinthians 7:7-10; Colossians 3:5-16 ) Praise God for His love for sinners (Romans 5:8), shown by the voluntary coming of Christ and His freely laying down His life for us (John 10:18), becoming flesh/human (John 1:1-5; 1:14; Philippians 2:5-8), dying for sins of people from all nations, tribes, and cultures (Revelation 5:9), on the cross, in history, rising from the dead (Romans 10:9-10; Matthew 28, Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24; John 20-21; 1 Corinthians chapter 15). His resurrection from the dead proved that Jesus is the Messiah, the eternal Son of God, the word of God from eternity past; and that He was all the gospels say He was and that He is truth and the life and the way to salvation. (John 14:6)
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