kceaster
Puritan Board Junior
It has been put forth on this board many times that we believe one of the most important doctrines of the Reformation is Sola Scriptura.
There are differing views of this doctrine on the board. For the sake of clarification, I would like to discuss these certain views, but through the rubric of Keith Mathison's, "The Shape of Sola Scriptura."
For those of you who have not read it, he puts forward four differing views of Sola Scriptura and gives a background as to when those views historically came into being. I will do my best to outline them briefly below.
Tradition 0 - Only the Scriptures and no traditions. This view basically claims that the Scriptures are the sole authority, but that each person must determine for themselves the interpretation of them. This view allows for no extrabiblical revelation.
Tradition 1 - Only the Scriptures plus the Apostolic rule of faith. This view claims that the Scriptures are the sole authority, and that the establishment of the rule of faith of the early church, and subsequent generations that followed them, helps to determine the interpretation of the Scriptures. This view allows for no extrabiblical revelation.
Tradition 2 - Only Scriptures, plus written and oral traditions that have been adopted in subsequent years. This view sees the Scriptures as authoritative, but also allows for written and oral tradition passed down from generation to generation to be a part of the rule of faith. This view allows for extrabiblical revelation.
Tradition 3 - Only the Scriptures, plus on-going revelation by God. This view believes that the Bible is authoritative. However, it must be interpreted with the times. Therefore, each person in each generation must interpret the Bible in their own way. This view allows for extrabiblical revelation.
Discussions?
[Edited on 3-25-2004 by kceaster]
There are differing views of this doctrine on the board. For the sake of clarification, I would like to discuss these certain views, but through the rubric of Keith Mathison's, "The Shape of Sola Scriptura."
For those of you who have not read it, he puts forward four differing views of Sola Scriptura and gives a background as to when those views historically came into being. I will do my best to outline them briefly below.
Tradition 0 - Only the Scriptures and no traditions. This view basically claims that the Scriptures are the sole authority, but that each person must determine for themselves the interpretation of them. This view allows for no extrabiblical revelation.
Tradition 1 - Only the Scriptures plus the Apostolic rule of faith. This view claims that the Scriptures are the sole authority, and that the establishment of the rule of faith of the early church, and subsequent generations that followed them, helps to determine the interpretation of the Scriptures. This view allows for no extrabiblical revelation.
Tradition 2 - Only Scriptures, plus written and oral traditions that have been adopted in subsequent years. This view sees the Scriptures as authoritative, but also allows for written and oral tradition passed down from generation to generation to be a part of the rule of faith. This view allows for extrabiblical revelation.
Tradition 3 - Only the Scriptures, plus on-going revelation by God. This view believes that the Bible is authoritative. However, it must be interpreted with the times. Therefore, each person in each generation must interpret the Bible in their own way. This view allows for extrabiblical revelation.
Discussions?
[Edited on 3-25-2004 by kceaster]