That is what we are being asked to believe and I don’t believe it. Gerry Matatics. Oral tradition is capable of transmitting something without inscripturation. And I am willing to further swear before Almighty God, before whom I will one day give account as the judge of all the earth, and the one whom I will have to give account, Scripture says, for every idle word I speak, let alone the words that I share in all seriousness and solemnity with you this evening. Hippo and Carthage. He specializes in debates, preferring moderated oral debates. I prefer written debate. This book features twelve back-and-forth debates with James White and also critiques or refutations of his writings. And they were saying, “You don’t have to do that.” A comparison would be the pope today getting up and saying, “Despite what the Ten Commandments say you can commit adultery,” or “You can commit fornication,” or “You can violate a clear teaching of the Word of God.” There is no such command. The sufficiency of Scripture and sola scriptura are not the same thing and this is a mistake, unfortunately, that Mr. White and other anti-Catholic apologists, frequently make in their writing and in their speaking, and I hope that we can get into that this evening. If Mr. White is going to be consistent he has to argue for the perspicuity of Scripture. The Church is not left without the voice of God. Mr. Matatics wants to add to the inspired Scriptures an oral tradition he claims comes from the Apostles. And as I said to Mr. Matatics a few moments ago, he knew this before the time of the Apostles. One of the fundamental tenets of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is that the gifts of the Spirit listed by the apostle Paul in Rom 12:4-8, Eph 4:11-13, and 1 Cor 12:27-31 extend beyond the first century A.D. and may be expected in the modern era. And what wonder if Christ’s bride and pupil be subject to her spouse and teacher so that she pays constant and careful attention to His words. Therefore, how can it function as a rule of faith for the Church? That is how one knows God’s ultimate authority is through a process—you’ll find this on pages 126 through 127 of Karl Keating’s book—I think very well done by Mr. Madrid in repeating it—it ends with the statement “The Catholic believes in inspiration because the Church tells him so—that is putting it bluntly—and that same Church has the authority to interpret the inspired text.” That is where the ultimate authority lies? Is it because he was an apostle? What God says is the final authority for the Church. He meditates upon the Word how often? First we note that the passage has spawned a plethora of differing understanding among scholars, including Roman Catholic scholars. Festschrift honoring Fernando L. Canale Now, Mr. Madrid, do you not believe that it is a good work to pray to Mary? We agreed that the Word of God came in oral fashion in the days of Jesus, in the days of the Apostles to be passed on in an oral fashion. So if that disproves the transmission of oral teaching, it also disproves the continuation of written teaching as well. All they prove is that there is a certain attribute that the Word of God has. And finally, you say, “The only reason you know this is from the early Church Fathers.” Did you know that Irenaeus thought Jesus was 50 years old when he was crucified? Essentially a person like James White or other apologists for Sola Scriptura will say, "Your own guy Athanasius says 'The sacred, inspired Scriptures are sufficient to declare the truth.' Mr. White has appealed, at least very briefly, to the writings of the early Church Fathers, in an attempt to bolster his position, or to prepare your disposition to hear it, claiming that a few of the Church Fathers taught sola scriptura, or at least by giving that implication. And the fact that he restricts it to Scripture does not mean that for Augustine that was the only authority around. 48f. Gerry is talking to us about this oral tradition. Now if I test this traditional belief, because you certainly aren’t going to find anything about praying to Michael the Archangel in the Bible, if I test this traditional belief by Scripture I discover that prayer in Scripture is a form of worship, that we are not to worship angels in any way, shape or form, that there is nowhere in Scripture where praying to angels is ever allowed, is ever spoken of. You won’t find Psalm 120 being in praise of the oral traditions. St. Louis de Montfort's classic Total Consecration to Mary has seen a massive resurgence in recent years, with Catholics around the world consecrating themselves to Our Lady...but some can find it hard. Mr. Matatics wants to bring over oral tradition. There is nothing the Catholic Church teaches in its tradition that is contrary to Scripture. With reference to the first issue, we know that the context of the passage is the Gospel message itself. James R White Scripture Alone Exploring The Bibles Accuracy Authority And Authenticity James R White Yeah, reviewing a ebook scripture alone exploring the bibles . The inevitable answer that you must give is that no one can be. So that we have an inspired writing, the Bible and we have inspired preaching of the prophets and the Apostles. It is able to thoroughly equip the man of God. You’re saying, and I’ve heard you say it many times in debates with Gerry Matatics and in other things that you’ve done, that the Catholic position is simply wrong. I do not accept Mr. White’s faulty, and shabby misuse of II Timothy 3:17. If the Catholic Church defines the verse, you have no question or basis on which to question their tradition or their interpretation because you believe they are infallible. That’s why I reject sola scriptura, because I love the written Word of God. You talked about the infallibility of the Church, you talked about the oral tradition so I’ve just got to ask you. Mr. White uses the “pen” analogy. Their authority comes from their nature as God-breathed revelation. Now Mr. White might respond by saying that, “Well, Greek is Greek, Mr. Madrid, you can’t argue on the basis of ideology or politics.” I’m going to save that for some future point, simply because we don’t have the time to go into what the Catholic scholars say on that issue. Seemingly, that not only ignores issues that are not central to the faith, but it also ignores the fact that as I said the man of God studies the Word of God. That’s like a dog chasing its tail. But does Jesus accept this claim of authority? The Catholic Church can demonstrate the Biblical grounds for this doctrine, but Tradition is not on trial, here tonight, no matter what Mr. White may tell you. Mistake #2: Using a hermeneutic of anachronism. Not oral traditions somehow passed down through the episcopate…We are talking here about the gospel itself, the teaching of the Gospel, which, of course, is found in the New Testament.” There are a few observations to make here. The Sola Scriptura Debate - James White vs Mitch Pacwa 1999. Beyond this, we are here only speaking of a position that existed at this time in the synagogue worship of the day. Would you please give us one Scripture that clearly states that after a certain point in God’s redemptive plan that the written Word of God would retire the need for an ongoing, orally transmitted Word of God? Mr. Madrid wants to say, “Well, look, you need some golden index here, and you’re relying on me to tell you what Scripture was.” No, I am not relying upon him to tell us what Scripture was. Or, what Paster Noch might say? For example, in 1 Corinthians 11 he says that he has delivered to them that which he has also received. You’ll see, I believe, that the Bible does not teach sola scriptura, the Apostles did not teach sola scriptura, Jesus did not teach sola scriptura. I am not the one who brought up the Church contradicting itself. We’re talking about in a man’s personal life the completion of the work of sanctification in him. There is another section that was brought up and that is in regards to the subject of self-interpretive. That’s what I want from you, sometime tonight. I did deal with that verse. Instead, the traditions Paul is talking about is simply the Gospel message itself. The Muratorian Fragment? And I think it would be a very superficial reason to reject a debate with someone who–I’ve listened to his tapes I mean, he’s my competition. from James White: What Sola Scriptura is not. Likewise, a man of God must have many attributes and instruments, one of which is the Scriptures which ‘complete’ and ‘fully equip’ him to preach the Gospel. I mean I would have a vested interest in saying this guy is not good. Contact. July 7, 2020. , Pastoral Theology, The Dividing Line. So, sola scriptura itself must be proved from Scripture alone. About That’s not what it says. And by Mr. White’s own standard, that he tests everything by the Word of God, written by the sacred Scriptures, that he has no basis, in the Bible for this creed, for this Protestant principle, that oral tradition no longer transmits to us what Jesus and the Apostles taught. And then he brought up Revelation chapter 12. We note that it is related in its root to the second term we will examine, the verb which is translated, “fully equipped,” that being the verb. I could go on and on! The inspiration of Scripture. Broadcaster: Alpha and Omega Ministries. Jesus said in Matthew 7:15, “Beware of false prophets who will come to you in sheep’s clothing but, underneath, they are ravenous wolves.” Error comes packaged under the wrapping paper of Bible verses. I don't have to prove the case for Tradition. So he just has to go around in circles and he won’t admit that he’s appealing to the tradition of the church. I simply need to show that the Bible itself does not claim that it is the only one. Did the Apostles teach it? Now one of the most important passages that we need to look at is II Thessalonians 2:13-15. You’re saying, that because the man of God is equipped, and sure it does use a different Greek word there, but the sense is that you’re arguing for an implication, here, Mr. White, because he can be equipped for every good work, therefore, it implies that he doesn’t need anything else. And yet, He is the Word of God and proclaims the Word of God to His listeners and He says that His word is binding on the consciences of His hearers. You see, the analogy breaks down because to make the analogy work you’ve gotta be a bike rider to go into the bike den and get your stuff. He knew this before there was anyone who called themselves a priest in a separate forum from the laity of the Church. Let’s talk about Jesus and the Bible! Just remember, you have a room full of Catholics here tonight. Mr. Matatics indicated that we are fallible and we are, but church history teaches us that so was the Council of Arminum, Sermium. All he needs to do is go out, get a Cross Medallist pen, walk up here, hold it right next to mine, and say, “See! “Hand on this tradition” and it’s oral. The Bible says absolutely nothing about it. All doctrines can be found there, implicitly or explicitly, but they’re all there. You keep saying that when God speaks to us we know His voice. Thank you. And it is contradictory to that which we have, I don’t accept it as Scripture. The context is the man of God functioning as the man of God in the Church of God. How is he going to explain that? No, the man of God. I don’t believe so. As soon as you start bringing in scholars to tell you what a word means, then you are relying on someone, some expert OUTSIDE of the Scriptures to tell you what the Gospel means, and you’d better be sure you’ve got the right scholar. Where did Paul preach to the Thessalonians that Mary was immaculately conceived? When God reveals His Word to the human race repeatedly throughout Scripture it comes often, primarily and initially for thousands of years as far as we can tell, in an exclusively oral fashion. You know Mr. White that the Catholic Church does not claim to have made the Scriptures canonical simply because she chose those books. This debate took place in 1993—I was just 10 years old! PM: Return rebuttal (10 minutes): Ah, Mr. White, Mr. White, Mr. White. I refer anyone who wishes a full discussion of this term to B.B. There’s no argument. I want to share with you a debate between Catholic apologist Patrick Madrid and Protestant apologist James White on the topic of Sola Scriptura. This book examines these five "solas" and makes a definitive case for why we're Protestant. Your Bible says it was written by Matthew. The Apostles were not afraid to demonstrate the consistency between their teaching and the Old Testament. Did God breathe that copy right there? This is fitting, since both come from God for our salvation. And, of course, I could not do that. The Arians did it. Number 1: Paul here teaches that the Bible is A rule of faith. You do that within the canon. Well, we’ve got tapes, I guess. So you have 400 years in between periods when they disagree about that in regards to Deuterocanonicals. We’ve looked at I Thessalonians. I don’t hear too many pages turning out there. Scripture Alone - James White. He can’t tell us with certainty what the Bible is and how he knows that that is the Bible. “Thus (verse 6) you nullify the Word of God for the sake of your tradition.” Obviously the Word of God does not fall into the category of tradition in that passage, does it? Now, Mr. White failed, utterly, to interact with my use of James 1:4. I’ll go further. Does one dominate over the other? Mistake #1: Confusing formal and material sufficiency. First, orally, that is, when Paul was personally with the Thessalonians, and by epistle, that being the first letter of Paul to the Thessalonians. His letters contain some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and the unstable people distort, as they do other Scriptures, to their own destruction.” So, we see, here, that the Bible warns us that its doctrines can be misunderstood, they can be unclear, and they can be distorted. Now we have come here this evening to discuss sola Scriptura. 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