The Synod of Jerusalem (different than the biblical “Council of Jerusalem”) was an Eastern Orthodox council which was convened in 1672 to deal with the influences...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

In Defense of Sola Scripture, Part 9: A Biblical Defense

Now I will start to give a brief positive defense of the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura. The Scripture implicitly and explicitly speaks of its unique authority and...

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In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Eight – What about all the divisions?

The fifth argument against sola Scriptura: Without the infallible authority of the Church, the Church would be hopelessly divided on matters of doctrine and morals. This would...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Seven – What About the Canon?

The next argument against sola Scriptura: Without the infallible declaration of the Church, there would be no way of knowing what books belong in the canon of Scripture. Since...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Six – Apostolic Succession?

The third argument for the Dual-Source Theory and against sola Scriptura has to do with a concept called “apostolic succession.” Most non-Anglican Protestants are not very...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Five – What is Tradition?

Responding to the second defense of the Dual-Source Theory, let me first repeat the argument: 2. The New Testament writers clearly speak about the importance of Tradition. 2...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Four – What Did John Believe?

In the last post of this series, I made an argument for the “Dual-Source Theory” of authority (shared by both Catholics and many Eastern Orthodox). Naturally, since I don’t...

In Defense of Sola Scriptura – Part Three – An Argument for the Dual-Source Theory

In last two posts, I have tried to define the Protestant doctrine of sola Scriptura. Specifically, I have tried to distinguish it from any theory that allows for or requires...

by C Michael Patton

Apologetics

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An Emerging Understanding of Orthodox

Get PDF version I am thoroughly orthodox. No, not Eastern with a capital “O”, but orthodox meaning that I believe all the right things. Well . . . at least I think...

An Emerging Understanding of “Orthodox” – Part 4: Are Catholics Orthodox?

Is the Roman Catholic Church unorthodox? From the perspective of a Protestant understanding of “orthodoxy,” relations to other traditions can vary....

by C Michael Patton

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