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Originally Posted by danmpem  A few months ago I heard that some Roman Catholics teach that Ephesians 4:11-14 is the Biblical case for dual authority in the church - scripture and apostolic tradition. What do ya'll think about this? Quote: |
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, 12to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ,13until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,14so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. (ESV)
| | Well, I suppose that is precisely how a Romanist would approach such a passage, ignoring the reality that it is Holy Scripture itself that norms for us submission to the teaching gifts of subordinate authorities which are only derivative in nature. That's why we must affirm Sola Scriptura est norma normans non normata, "Scripture alone is the norm that norms but is not normed by any other authority" because what Scripture says God says.
DTK
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Sola Scriptura est norma normans non normata
David T. King, pastor
Christ Presbyterian Church (OPC)
Elkton, Maryland
Augustine (354-430): Therefore what He [i.e., Christ] has deigned to speak to us, we ought to believe that He meant us to understand. But if we do not understand He, being asked, gives understanding, who gave His Word unasked. NPNF1: Vol. VII, Tractates on John, Tractate XXII, ยง1.
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