Just got confirmed into the Catholic Church this past January at 56 years old. This topic needed to be addressed and you did a great job, God Bless!

I remember, back when I was a brand new "born again" Christian, I met with a priest on campus to discuss faith with him. I brought up the "sola scriptura" argument. He tried to explain tradition to me. I was so full of prejudices that I never tried to understand what he was explaining. I had my own definition of the word "tradition" and applied it without discrimination. I felt thus justified in rejecting it, along with all the other Catholic beliefs. I do not think that priest failed me that day, I just wasn't open and ready. I was on a mission to evangelise him, not to be taught myself. Today - years later - I have converted back to Catholicism with a much better understanding of what is meant by the Church tradition. I know for a fact that misunderstanding of Church Tradition is great among protestants. As with many other things, they run with their own personal perception/interpretation, and it's true enough for them to live by. If it hasn't been done yet on this channel, for the sake of your protestant audience, it'd be very useful to explain what the Church means when referring to its tradition. Thank you, Keith, for your testimony. It has contributed greatly to my "re-conversion" to Catholicism.

As a Catholic revert of over 15 years i have seen many converts on KZfaq over the years and i must say you and Scott Hahn are the most effective in proclaiming the Fullness of the Gospel. on a personal note i want to say thanks for the example you and your wife set for cradle Catholics who may not understand the COURAGE it took to walk away from your former protestant ministry! once again my brother in Christ...THANKS!

We are told by Protestants “Sola Scriptura is the only infallible source of truth”… I love to follow up with, “is that an infallible statement?” It gets their wheels turning…

I was recently watching a discussion between a Catholic and protestant and the protestant finally agreed (after some great explanations/apologetics from the Catholic) that not everything about salvation and our faith is explained explicitly in the bible. Then they moved on to the next subject which was intercession of Our Blessed Mother and the saints and the first thing out of her mouth was, "You're going to have to show me where this is in the scriptures because I can't find it anywhere" right after she finally agreed that not everything is explicitly explained to us in the bible. I wanted to scream, I had to turn it off.

I feel like the spirit of Chesterton is saying to me while I'm watching this video: They declare that they will not recognize the authority of a pope, and then proceed to recognize that every man is his own pope.

I’ve missed most of the live, but God bless you for speaking the truth. I’ve subscribed. 🙏🏼✝️🕊️

Keith thank you so much for what you’re doing and may God bless you brother.

Another interesting and informative video Keith. Thank you!

Thanks for this Keith. Gives me something to think about. 💫🙏💫

Greetings from Mexico, brother in Christ! excellent video. God bless your path.

Because it’s a self refuting protestant construct that wasn’t taught or believed for the first 1500 years of Christianity? I’m looking forward to you breaking this one down, brother!

Amen! Thank you for this brilliant explanation Keith!

Beautiful! I’m going to convert to RC after 30 years of being a Protestant. I’m so tired of the confusion and explosion of denominations… I’m going to finally join the True Church. ❤

Amen! Thank you Keith for your ministry!

SOLA -SKIPTURA, only creates further more disunity and confusion.. A former Pastor here in the Philippines, He confessed that, Once a Pastor created his own Church. He can do whatever he wants, the teaching, the theologies, his rules, the organizational structure of his church, everything are all man made Doctrines.. The way he wanted his church to be structured..

It's important to remember that the Bible is a Catholic document. The teachings of the Catholic Church are grounded on Sacred Scripture and the meaning of Sacred Scripture is interpreted through the Holy Spirit, which guides us into all knowledge. The Catholic Church cannot, and does not contradict Scripture, but affirms it with certainty as being the inerrant divinely inspired word of God. Even the Apostles did not understand Jesus until after the Pentecost when they received the Holy Spirit, and they lived with Jesus. The New Testament could not have been written unless the Apostles received the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The Church could not exist unless it was founded by Jesus and the authority given to the Apostles to preach. Not only is the Bible the most secure source of truth, it is the official and original teaching document of the Catholic Church. For me, it was actually through a thorough study of the Bible that I naturally arrived at the Catholic faith. The Bible was my original companion and guide, and through my Catholic faith, I more fully and deeply understand the meaning of the words on the pages. The Catholic Church teaches in the Catechism (p. 113) that "Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ"! The Bible mentions a Church which was founded on Peter, the laying on hands of the priests to confirm the Holy Spirit, the body and blood of Jesus in the Eucharist, the Virgin birth of Jesus, worship on the Lord's Day (Sunday), ordination of Bishops and Deacons, Anointing of the Sick by priests, Confession, etc. The "Apocrypha" (which we Catholics call "Deuterocanon") was still included in most Bibles (even the Authorized King James Version) until 1885 when the English Revised Version replaced it, and one of the reasons was to save on printing costs. In fact, until the 1800s, most Protestant Bibles had 80 books, not 66 (which is 7 more than the 73 Catholic books). But many Protestants today incorrectly believe that Catholics added those 7 books, or that those books are exclusively Catholic! A careful study of the history of the Bible and of Church History will lead you nowhere else but to the Catholic Church.

The whole purpose of the New Testament letters sent to other churches was to control them from teaching their own ideas. You were a church in the 1st century because it was started by an apostle or a disciple of an apostle. When you got a “letter” it was from Paul or Peter and was meant for you to follow order or structure of their teachings. No church was created outside of disciples or apostles following apostolic teaching.

That was brilliant. Thank you ❤

Funny thing about sola scriptura.... it's not found in the Bible

What a great concise dismantling of sola Scriptura. There will always be the “no true Scotsman” fallacy users, but as someone that was once a committed Westminster Confessional/ 3 Forms of unity Reformed person, this is is exactly what it is. And it falls flat. Interpretation isn’t supposed to be merely a science that depends on the minds of men, but a science that needs the Spirits confirmation. Thank you for this video. Pray for my family if you see this, I plan on being confirmed a soon as possible, but my wife is adamantly opposed and not willing to listen to anything remotely Catholic. Pray that we could have unity in our home.

Fantastic video, my brother, thank you for your ministry and Godly walk and may God bless you and your family.

Thank you for what you do !!! God Bless !!🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Great Job Keith! I say its not Sola Scriptura that one argues its Sola interpretation. They dont realize it but what that are saying is “My interpretation of Scripture is Authoritative” its how I interpret what the inerrant word says even though I am infallible and people still come up with different interpretations …… As Catholics we uphold to the truth and authority of Scripture. We believe in the Truth of Scripture. And we believe in the context in which scripture is truth and that is in the means of the Holy Church guided by the Holy Spirit to keep to the Truths of scripture. The Church cannot contradict scripture. And you cannot have scripture without the Church. The two pillars work in tandem. So, I would claim if we are going by what Scripture teaches, only the Church has the Authority of having scripture. The Church is the pillar and foundation of Truth.

Thank you! Greetings from McAllen Tx.

Keith you are a wonderful brother in Christ!❤

Very good points in this. I find it hard to argue with much if any of that. As someone who MIGHT be returning to official Catholicism, please pray for me in my discernment. My wife and her not necessarily being open to the Catholic Church is part of what's holding me back, I humbly admit. I'm not sure what to do

It’s not in the Bible. The craziest thing about sola scripture is: proving it’s not in the Bible doesn’t even disprove Protestantism or prove Catholicism, yet people cling to it when it’s clearly not in the Bible and several places in the Bible make it clear there are authoritative lines outside of the canon of scripture. The teachings Paul referred to in his letters which came before him (outside of his letters) for example.

As I read through the varied comments, including mine, I'm struck with the lack of unity we share between the two camps. To my Protestant brethren, I ask, where is the visible church today that Jesus built on Peter? I see no chance for unity outside that visible church. Tell us where it is so we can all come together in it for the unity we desperately need? It should be obvious to us all that Scripture 'alone' does not foster that unity.

Amen! People make the Catholic faith to be so complicated and always searching to prove us wrong! So many questions of doubting. So many Thomas’s in the world, It is very simple……One day, they will find out!!

Romans 1:17 The just shall live by faith! Romans 10:17 FAITH comes by hearing and hearing the word of God!

Another excellent presentation filled with solid instruction, here. Thanks very much, Keith!

Keith, I admire you discussing this topic. You have done a great job. Please keep up your persuing the Truth. Praying for you daily. 🙏🙂🙏 Wow, you get some very arrogant people thinking they know better. I have to pray for charity.

Right on!!! Keith, keep it up. May God continue to bless you and all you are allowing Jesus to do through you. It is high time to rediscover the fullness of Christianity and the real church of Jesus. For all rediscover the Roman Catholic Church. She is the Univeral Christian Church. Thanks. You have become my friend.

Amen!! I have heard many and I like your explanation.

Thanks for sharing that. Your passion for your faith is the fire of the Holy Ghost and inspiring to witness. God be with you.

Amen! Thank you for all you do to correctly explain Gods true intentions for us!

Keith- Every Protestant in some way accepts Sola Scriptura. It's completely a different way of thinking and is a form of spiritual blindness. Do you have any suggestions how to approach this issue that would have been particularly helpful for you before your conversion? It's such a self-serving belief. Thanks!

That was great explanation bro. Keith thanks and I really believe what you said is true, talk to you sometimes God's will

Love you, man!!! if you’re ever near Tampa please have a cup of coffee with me.

Keith, thank you!!!

Well argued, well presented. God bless you Keith.

You are right for not acepting the SOLA SCRIPTURA belief. Also, keep the passion for Christ going.We are his mouth, eyes, ears, hands, legs to make his Gospel known to all his breathing creatures.

Keith, thank you. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Reformation--not that we protestants have it all right (there's are frightening dangers to everyone being their own Pope. . .), but the historical and continual need for the Church to be critiquing itself as the Body of Christ. Sola Scripture was an attempt to find an authority for that critique of the Tradition of the Church (which I believe we clearly require). And to be clear, as a protestant, when I say Church, I mean it in the Ecumenical sense, so I'm not pointing fingers at Catholics any more than I'm pointing fingers at United Methodist, etc. . .

Sola scriptura debate … so hot right now!

Sola scriptura was popularized only in the yr 1500 which becomes the basis of founding thousands of man-made churches. Our Lord Jesus built His church (Matt 16:18). The pillar & foundation of truth ( 1 Tim 3:15)

Excellent Keith. Perfect explanation. It's a good thing that purgatory exists, or a lot of these protestants would be lost forever.

Awesome presentation! One clarification: Phillip speaking to the eunuch is a Deacon, not Apostle! Love your work!!

Sola Scripture just code language for "My interpretation is Lord."

I only started reading the bible few months ago. Last year i literally couldn't understand much. After confesion and nightly rosaries. Now, I am able to actually read it. Each time I ask Holly Ghost for explanation and usuallu get it within a day. Everything is in the bible but you must be constantly develop your spirituality to undesrtand the message.

I am a protestant and have been studying Catholicism. This video really hit me hard. Very eye opening. Thank you.

Thank you for this video. I am as well a Catholic, and I’m still learning to respond to others who insist that the Bible alone is what we need. This video helps. After growing up in the church, then leaving, I’ve returned and now reading both the Bible and the catechism. I watch Called to More, Bishop Baron, now your videos, In between the two books for more insight.

Sola Scriptura is the recipe for DIY Christianity. I once was a member of a Church which practiced arranged marriages. The cited the arranged marriage of Isaac in the Old Testament as proof. So thanks to Sola Scriptura all kinds of crazy new doctrines are being constructed and the old dead heresies are returning. Thanks Luther.

Well done Keith, you really hammered it out nicely, thumps up.

Thanks Keith for keeping me on track again.

God Bless you Brother

So, I have listened to a lot of John MacArthur and he has said some extremely and biblical things. You can watch the council of Trent and he covers a lot of this, but I think it goes to show where a lot of protestant ministers have made themselves the ultimate authority versus turning towards God. I was in the protestant, Southern Baptist, and Penecostal realm for quite a while, and I believe I am safe and accurate, and what I am saying. God bless.

If anyone believes in Sola Scriptura then never ever give or listen to another sermon. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Very well presented

Keep up the good work. And for whatever it's worth from a sinner like me, I suggest that when you get all fired up like this you going to prayer and pray for those that are lost because of Sola scriptura! May God bless you and your family ✝️✝️✝️

St Jerome has a good quote about this issue: “Let them not flatter themselves if they think they have scripture authority for their assertions since the devil himself quoted scripture. And the essence of the scripture is not the letter but the meaning.” Every heretic can quote scripture, but by what authority can he say he has access to the essence of scripture. The argument rests on authority and tradition, but protestants want to use a dishonest rhetorical trick to cover for themselves at he expense of the Church. They have authorities. They have traditions. Now let them justify them and show whether they have a provenance back to the apostles. Of course, they can't Ps: They act as if "scripture" must only mean a book that everyone can have equal access to which is obvious nonsense. Either you have to come up with some reason why the Holy Spirit is then doing such a bad job or have the bad faith non-disprovable beliefs of a Calvinist. When someone is "following the scripture" this means they have the right essence not that they just twist words to do whatever they want.

I've never seen anyone so fired up about keeping people away from biblical Christianity

This is so refreshing.

Cut and paste approach to the Bible is the hallmark of the protestant faiths. Bad tailoring...MAKE it fit. 😮

The question I use to shut down sola scriptura claims is to ask “is there any such thing as a self-interpreting book?” The answer is no. So what matters as it pertains to the Bible is who has the right interpretation. That is a question of authority. All Protestants will make the claim the Holy Spirit will give you the right interpretation, but not only do they have 80,000+ denominations, it’s very difficult to impossible to find 2 Protestants in the same Church who agree on the interpretation of even every most critical passage. In the end, Sola Scriptura is just an elegant Latin phrase that really means Sola Self. Protestants often want the false comfort of being their own personal Magisterium.

St. Paul taught about standing firm and holding on to the Oral/Verbal Traditions and Written Scriptures including Epistles, in the condition that both must not have CONTRADICTION with each other. (ref. 2 Thessalonians 2:15)... However, if there were contradictions, the WRITTEN Traditions must supersede (overrule) the ORAL Traditions... Praise be to God in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Sola Scriptura is so deeply embedded into protestant theology, which is very unfortunate as it only takes very minimal reason and logic to realize how false of a doctrine that is.

Just as Christ prayed for the unity, people of all believes may come together. It's indeed the will of the Almighty God

“The task of authentically interpreting the word of God, whether written or spoken, has been entrusted exclusively to the living teaching office of the Church, whose authority is exercised in the name of Jesus Christ. This teaching office is not above the word of God, but serves it, teaching only what has been handed on, listening to it devoutly, guarding it scrupulously, and explaining it faithfully. In accord with a divine commission and with the help of the Holy Spirit, it draws from this one deposit of faith everything which it presents for belief as divinely revealed” (Dei Verbum 10).

That's a pretty fired up video, my Catholic brother. Keith speaking at 14:46-47: "We need Philip, one of the apostles." Response: In context with the Ethiopian eunuch, the general view is that this Philip is one of the first seven deacons. Earlier in Acts 8:12-19 he is part of a group in Samaria that requests the apostles to come and administer the Holy Spirit by the laying on of hands, which Peter and John respond to. If he was Philip the apostle, he would have been able to administer the sacrament of confirmation on his own.

True the devil is smarter than man, it causes confusion.

Sola scriptura is a man made tradition...on point. As simple as that. Thank you sir and may Godbless us all 😊

As long as the Old Oral/Verbal Tradition does not contradict God's Written Tradition, God still allowed them to be practiced... However, if it does contradict, then God's Written Tradition which is more AUTHORITATIVE must supersede, overrule, and stop the practice immediately... (ref. 2 Timothy 3:16)... The Oral and Written Traditions must be UNITED as ONE without confusion and division... One (United) God, One WORD (Scripture/Bible), and One TRUTH... Praise be to God in Christ Jesus... Amen.

And here is the answer to that... We will all be judged according to the things written in God's word. That fact necessitates us handling God's word and not leaving it up to someone else to understand it for us. Check this: there's an old saying... you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. Well, you can read it for yourself or let someone else read it for you... but no one can understand it for you... it must be you that does that. You will be tested (judged).

Hi Keith, thanks for this... please understand the following comes from a protestant who is on his way to becoming a catholic, I mean no disrespect... the thing I struggle with is what if the church changed its position on something suddenly, doesn't that call their authority into question? For example the church has changed its position on suicide since we've gained a better understanding of mental illness... or another example I guess would be the changes brought about by Vatican II (not that I myself know what they necessarily are, I'm still new to all of this)... or casting a glance at the future, what if the church capitulated to woke culture, some accuse the current Pope of doing that. It seems to me that authority shouldn't be able to change its mind every hundred years or so...

Sola Scriptura is just the claim that the Church can err.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ God bless you Keith

You nailed it!

The Church predates the New Testament

It's just a smokescreen to avoid any criticism of and to avoid having to justify their tradition. Why should we believe in your tradition? Uh, uh, just read the Bible, it's obvious... No one actually believes in what they claim sola scriptura is. How could you get the substance of a book from the book itself? You would at least need to acknowledge that you need a correct linguistic tradition outside of it, and what we care about is not the ink on the page unlike protestants who make the Bible into an idol to justify their heresy. What we care about is the substance behind the words and what means can we have to reach that substance.

Well said!🙏🙏🙏

Why did St. Paul say, "Hold on to both the Spoken/Oral Tradition and Written (Epistles/letters) Tradition?"... (ref. 2 Thessa 2:15)... because St. Paul knew he would not see the Final Completion of the WRITTEN TRADITION after his martyred down (beheaded) in around 64 A.D. ... The Last to be written down were the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation in around 110 A.D. According to John 21:25... there were many EVENTS that Christ Jesus had done but were not written down for the whole world can not contain them... Therefore, God had summarized all the EVENTS that Christ Jesus had done and had chosen only those with GREAT IMPORTANCE to Mankind's SALVATION to be written down by Inspired MEN (not women) guided by the Holy Spirit and completed them in around 110 A.D. Other written books after the Gospel of John and the Book of Revelation around 110 A.D. onward were no longer included in the WORD OF GOD (Holy Scriptures)... such as the written Gospel of Peter, Thomas, Magdalene, Mary, Judas, Enoch, Pontius Pilate, etc... After the Written WORD of God was Finally COMPLETED in around 110 A.D., it became more AUTHORITATIVE than the Oral Tradition. (ref. 2 Timothy 3:16)... As long as the Oral Tradition does not contradict the Written Tradition, that means, God still wanted them to be practiced... However, if not, the Written Tradition must supersede, overrule, and remove that particular Oral Tradition to be practiced by True Christians... This was God's WILL (Prerogative), for if it (Oral) is still required/needed, God would allow them to be written down in the first place... logically speaking. The Oral and Written Traditions must be UNITED as ONE w/o Division/Confusion... One (United) God, One WORD (Scripture), and One (Spiritual) TRUTH... St. Paul warned all True Christians, "DO NOT GO/EXCEED WHAT IS WRITTEN," and God's CURSE for those who will DO. (ref. 1 Corin. 4:6 & Gal. 1:8)... Facts and Truth, Biblically and logically speaking... Praise be to God in Christ Jesus... Amen.

Deuteronomy 4:2 KJV "You shall not add unto the Word which I command you, neither shall you diminish ought from it, that you may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you." Deuteronomy 12:32 KJV "What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: you shall not add thereto, nor diminish from it." Revelation 22:18 KJV "For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: 19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Mark 7:9 KJV "And He said unto them, Full well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your own tradition." Mark 7:13 KJV "Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which you have delivered: and many such like things you do." John 14:15 KJV "If you love me, keep My commandments." John 14:21 KJV "He that hath My commandments, and keeps them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of My Father, and I will love him, and will manifest My self to him."

How do one response to Luther arrogant attitude from 1520 diet of Worms when declared Scriptures alone? Every Protestant love that rebellious tone.

Where is the verse in the Bible that describes the Roman Catholic tradition of naming bishops and their qualifications? Please do a video on that. The best way to prove that Roman Catholicism is biblical would be to prove it from God's word. Alone. But no one seems to be able.

Thank you so much for this video. Came back to the Catholic Church after deciding to leave it when I was young to join the Protestant church in my mid twenties. I used to watch all sermons and read all books of John MacArthur… until I realised something was very wrong and I was following the wrong path and getting further away from the Truth. I have now found the Truth, Catholicism. Great video that deserves more views.

I was Church of Christ most of my adult life. It hardly gets more sola scriptura than that! Many won't even allow a fellowship hall/kitchen in the church building because "it's not in the Bible", and churches have even split over the issue! And most congregations are a capella because instruments aren't mentioned in New Testament worship. (Neither are church buildings, but SHHHH, don't tell them that!) So imagine my surprise, during my conversion process, when I was brought to realize that "sola scriptura" is NOT IN THE BIBLE! And for it to be in there, WHAT exactly is the Bible would have to be spelled out IN the Bible! It's NOT! We didn't even have a final New Testament canon until 393 and 397 AD. And that was through Councils held by the -- da da-da DA! -- Catholic Church! Yes indeed, imagine my surprise! Most of us in the Church of Christ hold the Catholic Church to be a bunch of "traditions of men" people and not real Christians. If this were true, then the validity of the whole New Testament canon itself would have to be discarded! Just one of the several "Things that make you go hmmmm!?!?" moments on my way to becoming Catholic! (And the idea of having someone in the Church to be "referee" on Bible interpretation, indeed, even a Magisterium, makes total sense! Just LOOK at the Protestant world today: division upon division, with the apparent attitude that creating further divisions over even trivial things is no big deal! We don't have this issue in the Catholic Church)

Thank You Thank You Thank You ..... God Bless You for what You Do !!!

​ @KeithNester *Who says doctrines are solely interpreted by Roman ct magisterium and Roman ct pope?* you said Where does the Bible say that the Bible itself defines what the Bible means?

Keith you nailed it. You absolutely did. Bravo!!! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 So let me say one more thing to support what I said above: Protestant always bark at RC on the sola scriptura doctrine whereas they are the very one doing the very thing that they used to accuse the RC. We firmly firmly believe in the written word of God. Sola no sola; we hold truth to the word of God as is. But what those guys in mega churches do? They amuse themselves each weekend to rewrite the meanings of the written word. So is it then sola scriptura because they all now have the authority to rewrite , add, take away the essence of the written word? I go to church by which I mean I go to church and faithfully serve in the church with my children hanging on my hip and my back. I have seen it all. It does not take long to realize they themselves do not hold on to Sola Scriptura. With love. Sincerely.

My thing with sola scriptura is you cant find anyone that actually lives by it. Name the protestant group that believes in confession, binding and loosing, forgiveness or retention of sin by the church, that remarriage after divorce is adultery, bringing arguments for the church to settle, mary as the queen mother in revelation, purification through fire in corinthians, works and faith like it says in james, saints offering prayers in heaven, warnings for taking the eucharist unworthily etc. These doctrines are all found and pretty clear in scripture. Yet i havent seen a protestant that believes any of them... scripture is their ultimate authority and they ignore it in these places. If they hold to sola scriptura but ignore scripture when it says something they dont agree with, then rhey arent really holding to sola scriptura. Just cherry picking what they like and dont like.

The fullness of truth is found in the Catholic Church, period.

🔥🔥🔥🔥. Keith you are on Fire!!! The Holy Spirit is giving you great words of wisdom!!!! 😊😎

Keith! John MacAuthur truly believes that catolics are of a pagan religion.He has quoted that in some of his sermons that Catholics are not truly saved according to the Prostestant Bible.This blew me over. Could you comment on that please?Thank you.

Luther formed his own church, which is to say that Luther was equal to Jesus. How absurd and insulative that is. What comes to mind is what Jesus said in Matt 7:21-23

*Roman Catholics love going against God and His Words. 180+ verses say Jesus, Apostles and NT Church appealed to Scriptures Only for doctrines. Not once they took doctrines from traditions of Moses or Pharisees. This is already Sola Scriptura.* *Roman ct members love defying God and His Words.* 31 Verses Found, 31 Matches Mar 12:10 Have you not even read this Scripture: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE. Mar 15:28 So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "AND HE WAS NUMBERED WITH THE TRANSGRESSORS." Luk 4:21 And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." Joh 2:22 Therefore, when He had risen from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this to them; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had said. Joh 7:38 He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." Joh 7:42 Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the seed of David and from the town of Bethlehem, where David was?" Joh 10:35 If He called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), Joh 13:18 "I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture may be fulfilled, 'HE WHO EATS BREAD WITH ME HAS LIFTED UP HIS HEEL AGAINST ME.' Joh 17:12 While I was with them in the world, I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept; and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. Joh 19:24 They said therefore among themselves, "Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be," that the Scripture might be fulfilled which says: "THEY DIVIDED MY GARMENTS AMONG THEM, AND FOR MY CLOTHING THEY CAST LOTS." Therefore the soldiers did these things. Joh 19:28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, "I thirst!" Joh 19:36 For these things were done that the Scripture should be fulfilled, "NOT ONE OF HIS BONES SHALL BE BROKEN." Joh 19:37 And again another Scripture says, "THEY SHALL LOOK ON HIM WHOM THEY PIERCED." 21 Verses Found, 21 Matches Mat 21:42 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures: 'THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED HAS BECOME THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE. THIS WAS THE LORD'S DOING, AND IT IS MARVELOUS IN OUR EYES' ? Mat 22:29 Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. Mat 26:54 How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?" Mat 26:56 But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled." Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled. Mar 12:24 Jesus answered and said to them, "Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God? Mar 14:49 I was daily with you in the temple teaching, and you did not seize Me. But the Scriptures must be fulfilled." 127 Verses Found, 132 Matches Mat 2:5 So they said to him, "In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it is written by the prophet: Mat 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, BUT BY EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS FROM THE MOUTH OF GOD.' " Mat 4:6 and said to Him, "If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: 'HE SHALL GIVE HIS ANGELS CHARGE OVER YOU,' and, IN THEIR HANDS THEY SHALL BEAR YOU UP, LEST YOU DASH YOUR FOOT AGAINST A STONE.' " Mat 4:7 Jesus said to him, "It is written again, 'YOU SHALL NOT TEMPT THE LORD YOUR GOD.' " Mat 4:10 Then Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, 'YOU SHALL WORSHIP THE LORD YOUR GOD, AND HIM ONLY YOU SHALL SERVE.' " Mat 11:10 For this is he of whom it is written: 'BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER BEFORE YOUR FACE, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU.' Mat 21:13 And He said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER,' but you have made it a 'DEN OF THIEVES.'" Mat 26:24 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had not been born." Mat 26:31 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: 'I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP OF THE FLOCK WILL BE SCATTERED.' Mat 27:37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS. Mar 1:2 As it is written in the Prophets: "BEHOLD, I SEND MY MESSENGER BEFORE YOUR FACE, WHO WILL PREPARE YOUR WAY BEFORE YOU." Mar 7:6 He answered and said to them, "Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'THIS PEOPLE HONORS ME WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEART IS FAR FROM ME. Mar 9:12 Then He answered and told them, "Indeed, Elijah is coming first and restores all things. And how is it written concerning the Son of Man, that He must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? Mar 9:13 But I say to you that Elijah has also come, and they did to him whatever they wished, as it is written of him." Mar 11:17 Then He taught, saying to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL NATIONS' ? But you have made it a 'DEN OF THIEVES.'" Mar 14:21 The Son of Man indeed goes just as it is written of Him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed! It would have been good for that man if he had never been born." Mar 14:27 Then Jesus said to them, "All of you will be made to stumble because of Me this night, for it is written: 'I WILL STRIKE THE SHEPHERD, AND THE SHEEP WILL BE SCATTERED.'

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 📖 *Sola Scriptura, a key principle, asserts the sufficiency of scripture as the ultimate authority in spiritual matters.* 01:22 💡 *Sola Scriptura claims all necessary truth for salvation is either explicitly or implicitly in scripture, not every truth.* 02:19 🕯️ *Scripture is viewed as a more reliable authority than sensory experiences, emphasizing its significance.* 03:17 💭 *The Westminster Confession of Faith affirms scripture as the ultimate source for spiritual truth, leaving no room for additions.* 04:23 🔄 *While Martin Luther initiated the concept of Sola Scriptura, it evolved differently with various interpretations, leading to frustration among reformers.* 05:44 🤔 *Without the authoritative interpretation of the Catholic Church, reliance on scripture alone can lead to conflicting human interpretations and modifications.* 06:41 📜 *Some Protestants question Sola Scriptura, preferring interpretations over literal adherence to the Bible's words.* 07:50 ❌ *The principle of Sola Scriptura is not explicitly stated in the Bible, posing a challenge to its foundational claim.* 09:00 ⚖️ *Equating biblical warnings against adding or removing from specific texts to the entire canon raises interpretational issues.* 11:17 🤯 *Sola Scriptura assumes knowledge of scripture's authoritative status through non-scriptural sources, challenging its self-sufficiency claim.* 12:58 🤝 *Disagreements among Christians on biblical interpretations highlight the need for an authoritative interpreter beyond individual understanding.* 15:00 📚 *Catholicism advocates for scripture and tradition as complementary sources of divine revelation, addressing the need for both.* 16:23 🔄 *Scriptural passages, like Acts 8 and 2 Thessalonians 2:15, support the importance of both written and oral tradition, contradicting Sola Scriptura.*

There is a huge misunderstanding about Sola Scriptura as it does not actually mean that Scripture is the only basis, authority, or answer. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 actually tells us to "hold the traditions...". Sola Scriptura means that Scripture is the highest authority and the only infallible authority. Traditions are not infallible, science is not infallible, even history is not infallible, but Scripture is infallible because Its source and author, God, is infallible. It is not the only authority, but It is the highest authority as It is God's Word and not the word of men.

That was an excellent outline of the reasons why we don't believe in Sola Scriptura, well done! I have a friend who is ex-Catholic, and now considers herself " Christian" who says that the Holy Spirit has shown her what the Bible means and that the only authority is the Bible. I told her that's exactly what the rest of these denominations say, that they're all "Spirit-led" yet they all disagree so how can that be? She says they may disagree, but not on "salvation issues". Yet when I show her that they do disagree even on salvation issues, she doesn't agree, saying they're not saved pr chosen which is why they don't understand the true Gospel.

We all have to remember that the early church and the Apostles did not have a New Testament. They WERE the New Testament!