Question:
If God intended for the Bible Alone to be the rule of faith, how come so many people who say they go by the Bible Alone disagree with one another on essential doctrines?
"Because everyone else is wrong." <sigh — Adam Knight – Computer Science 2001 – Baylor University Mail: ahknight at earthlink dot net – ICQ# 7839903 – AIM/AOL AdamKnight
Response:
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – [to alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic] By whose authority? That’s easy and obvious. By Martin Luther’s authority. No… wait…. by John Calvin’s authority. No… wait…. by Thomas Cranmer’s authority. No… wait…. by Ulrich Zwingli’s authority. No… wait…. by Menno Simons’ authority. All Protestant founders. Each disagreed with all the others about essential doctrines. [....] If God intended for the Bible Alone to be the rule of faith, how come so many people who say they go by the Bible Alone disagree with one another on essential doctrines?
Because that’s the bottomline of sola scriptura: that truth is relative. Dan.
Response:
[to alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic] the following: [....] Please note the capital "T" in "Truth" in my statement. The keyword in your statement is "some". You can’t prove that all protestant denominations are bad because "some" have certain views. They all share one particular "truth;" they all reject the authority of the Church that Christ Himself founded, and to which He gave authority. By whose authority – and where is it recorded where that authority was personally given – do they reject the actions and teachings of Christ Himself?
By whose authority? That’s easy and obvious. By Martin Luther’s authority. No… wait…. by John Calvin’s authority. No… wait…. by Thomas Cranmer’s authority. No… wait…. by Ulrich Zwingli’s authority. No… wait…. by Menno Simons’ authority. All Protestant founders. Each disagreed with all the others about essential doctrines. [....]
If God intended for the Bible Alone to be the rule of faith, how come so many people who say they go by the Bible Alone disagree with one another on essential doctrines? I welcome e-mail replies. 
But I have no time for e-mail debates. 
"The outcome of the Protestant standpoint, individual judgment: no auth- ority outside of oneself. However ignorant, however stupid, however unlet- tered, you may–indeed you are bound–to cut and carve out a Bible and a religion for yourself. No pope, no council, no church shall enlighten you or dictate or hand down the doctrines of Christ. The result we have seen is the corruption of God’s Holy Word." Henry G. Graham, _Where We Got the Bible_, chapter V
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