Scripture Verses that contradict the “Bible is our ONLY AUTHORITY”!
Matt 5:14
Matt 6:33
Matt 13:11
Matt 18:17
Matt 28:19
Lk 1:4
Lk 10:16
Jn 8:32
Jn 16:13
Jn 20:21
Acts 1:8
Acts 2:42
Acts 8:26
Acts 8:31
Acts 18:25
Rom 10:15
1 cor 4:11
1 cor 11:23
1 thes 2:23
2 thes 2:2
2 thes 2:15
Col 2:7
Eph 4:5
Heb 13:7
Heb 13:17
1 Tim 3:15
1 Jn 1:3-5
1 Jn 4:6
2 Jn 1:12
Jude 1:3
How can it be said scripture is “sole authority” or the only source of truth or the rule of faith when scripture itself says we must hear the church Matt 18:17 the apostles are the light of the world Matt 5:14 we must hold the doctrine of the apostles acts 2:42 the church is the pillar and ground of truth 1 Tim 3:15
Hey All,
I told you before, Mr. Adams, that I am not going through a long list of verses. But because you picked out four, I can presume they are the best you have for your argument.
Let's check them out.
Matthew 18:17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
This is the church acting upon someone who is repeatedly found guilty of sin to the point that their Christianity is questioned.
Upon what authority do the church elders act?
God's.
How do they prove this authority?
The Bible.
Where,?
1 Corinthians 5:1-5 It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.
For I verily, as absent in body, but present in spirit, have judged already, as though I were present, concerning him that hath so done this deed,
In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, when ye are gathered together, and my spirit, with the power of our Lord Jesus Christ,
To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.
Nothing else is needed. This is final authority.
Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Do you think we are actually lights?
Or is it a euphemism for the glory of God?
Where else in Scripture does it talk about this?
Genesis 1:3-4 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
This is the glory of God. Jesus is saying that God's light shines through His children and collectively we are God's light to this world. I don't need anything beyond the Bible to define the light, as spoken of here by Jesus.
Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Luke wrote Acts after he wrote his Gospel. The best guesstiment is between 50-90 AD.
If so, the apostles have all been martyred, or in the case of John, exiled by this time. In either case, he apostles were no longer speaking to them directly.
So what is the apostles' doctrine? Their Gospels and their letters. (There was no other doctrine that could be proven true. Remember, at even 90 AD there were probably only a few people still alive who saw Jesus when they were a child. More and more, however, the church was relying on the written Word of God as their judge of what was true.) The Bible is still our only reliable way to judge a person's words or deeds. The opinions of pasters, priests, and even the Pope can be wrong. The Bible is not wrong. It is the final authority. Nothing else is necessary.
1 Timothy 3:14-16 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Paul is telling Timothy how to act as pastor over the house of God; of which, Paul defines as the church of God, of which is the pillar and ground of truth. These are three metaphors, house, church, and ground, that all mean the people who believe in God.
Jesus did not die for the sins of literal houses. (The pillar is Jesus.)
Believers are not literal buildings.
Believers are not literal marble or cement.
Throughout the Old Testament, pillars are used to represent loved ones who had passed away. It also represented God leading the children of Israel. So context will be needed to pick the right one. The Bible defines Jesus as the head of the church of God.
Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
A pillar is also used to describe the LORD in Exodus.
Exodus 13:21
And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
So I feel comfortable in saying the pillar is Jesus. (Does anyone know why KJV capitalises all four letters of Lord here? If I remember correctly, there are no capital letters in Hebrew.)
What about the ground?
Matthew 13:3, 8-9, 23 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow;
But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold.
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
Jesus used the ground to represent the believer.
Matthew 13:3 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
I have no reason to believe "ground" means anything other than the believer.
Why do I even have to explain this one? Who would confuse this as literal speach?
Paul even says that while this is a great mystery, it is not controversial.
So why are you making a controversy where Paul says none exist?
No other proof outside of the Bible is necessary. What is necessary is proper understanding.
How do we get this proper understanding?
2 Timothy 2:15-16 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.
We have to make sure we are rightly dividin when we use Scripture. Amen? Amen.
Keep walking everybody.
May God bless,
Taz
