Episode 13: What Do We Mean By "Scripture Alone"?

A reading of the essay "What Do We Mean By Sola Scriptura?" by W. Robert Godfrey, which focuses on explaining some key features of the Protestant principle or doctrine of Sola Scriptura (that is, Scripture Alone). Godfrey defines the principle, discusses several Bible passages that teach it, and answers 4 basic objections.

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00:00 Start

00:32 Episode description
Article read: https://reformedlibertarians.com/mean-by-sola-scriptura-robert-godfrey/
It appears as the first chapter in the book _Sola Scriptura_ : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1567693334?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

02:07 Introduction
Sola Scriptura is one of the two main issues that separates Protestants from non-Protestants, along with Sola Fide (that is, justification by faith alone).
Book mentioned _Justification By Faith ALONE_ : https://www.amazon.com/dp/187761193X?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

04:30 Definition and some passages that teach it
"Scripture alone is our ultimate religious authority [ie, infallible rule]... [and] all things necessary for salvation, concerning faith and life, are taught in the Bible clearly enough for the ordinary believer to find it there and understand."

For a more elaborate statement see the _*Westminster Confession of Faith*_
chapter 1 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_01
20.2 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_20
21.1 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_21
and 31.2-3 : https://opc.org/wcf.html#Chapter_31

14:44 The sufficiency of the Bible as God's Word

15:37 Different senses of the term "tradition"

19:16 Tradition vs. the Bible

21:43 Tradition vs. Tradition

24:44 Recognition of the "canon", or the specific writings that constitute the Bible
Book mentioned _The Structure of Biblical Authority_ by Meredith G. Kline : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1579100694?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

33:03 Unity in the interpretation of the Bible

*Additional Resources*

_WSCal Office Hours_ podcast, with Bob Godfrey on Sola Scriptura (26 minutes) : https://wscal.edu/resource-center/whats-in-a-name-sola-scriptura

_Why God Gave Us A Book_ , booklet by Gene Edward Veith : https://www.amazon.com/dp/159638378X?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

_What Is The Bible?_ , booklet by Guy Prentiss Waters : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1596387114?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

_Scripture Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine_ by R.C. Sproul : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1596389540?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

Zondervan _5 Solas_ Series : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08KG9V455?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

Zaspel's summaries of 5 Zondervan books included in this course on the Five Solas from the Gospel Coalition : https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/course/the-five-solas/

The Cambridge Declaration : https://www.alliancenet.org/cambridge-declaration

More resources on the Five Solas : https://www.monergism.com/search?keywords=five%20solas

_Just And Sinner Podcast_ with Jordan Cooper discussing Martin Chemnitz on Sola Scriptura and Tradition
Part 1 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kisWf3I528U
Part 2 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxN4WxFOhYg
Part 3 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7s6TVAKQNk

On the canon, also see
_Redemptive History and the New Testament Scriptures_ by Herman Ridderbos : https://www.amazon.com/dp/0875524168?tag=kerrybaldwin-20
_Canon Revisited_ by Michael J. Kruger : https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433505002?tag=kerrybaldwin-20
_The Question of Canon_ by Michael J. Kruger : https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830840311?tag=kerrybaldwin-20

Also see several videos from _Truth Unites_ with Gavin Ortlund
Sola Scriptura Defended : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlF57ewhXAI
Response To Critics Of Sola Scriptura : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdIYoXQGYmw
Augustine Affirmed Sola Scriptura : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6ZAa0gNMvE
More On Augustine And Sola Scriptura : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbTPHSv5Rtc
Review of Sola Scriptura Debate : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-O18bhDPGc

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