Verses In The Bible Against Sola Scriptura

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phatpham

here are some verses from the NT in which what is referred to is not in the OT. If it's not in the OT, then it must be from an extra-biblical work. that means we have hard proof from Sacred Scripture that both Jesus and the Apostles did not restrict their teaching to what had already been written.

Mat 2:22-23 But when he [Joseph] heard that Archelaus was reigning in Judea in place of his father Herod, he was afraid to go there, and being warned in a dream he withdrew to the district of Galilee. And he went and dwelt in a city calld Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: "He will be called a Nazarene."

this prohpecy is not found anywhere in the OT. Rather, Matthew is citing a prophecy that was passed down orally as part of Jewish oral tradition.

Mat 23:2-3 The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat; so practice and observe whatever they tell you, but not what they do; for they preach, but do not practice."

The OT never mentions Moses' seat, but it was common knowledge in Israel that the authoritative teaching office of Moses was passed on to his successors

Mat 23:35 that upon may come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of innocent Abel to the blood of Zechariah the son of Berachiah, whom you murdered between the sanctuary and the altar

In 2 Chron 24:20-22 the bible tells us that Zechariah was stoned to death in the courtyard of the temple. The problem is that the Zechariah described in 2 Chron was the son of Jehoiada, not Berachiah. Jesus was referring to an oral tradition regarding the death of Zechariah

Acts 20:35 In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

This quote does not appear anywhere in the GOspels. It was passed down orally for decades before Paul wrote it down.

2 Tim 3:8 As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of corrupt mind and counterfeir faith; but they will not get very far, for their folly will be plain to all, as was that of those two men.

Who are Jannes and Jambres? They aren't mentioned in the OT. According to tradition, Jannes and Jambres were the magicians who opposed Moses in Pharoah's court.

Jude 8-9 Yet in like manner these men in their dreamings defile the flesh, reject authority, and revile the glorious ones. But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, disputed about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you."

This is not in the OT. Rather, it is a Tradition found only in the non-canonical book, the Assumption of Moses. Jude used this account as an authoritative source for teaching his readers that it is improper to slander celestial beings.

Jude 14-15 It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesised, saying, "Behold, the Lord came with his holy myriads, to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the unodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Again, this prophesy of Enoch is not recorded in the OT. It is only recorded in the non-canonical book 1 Enoch

Heb 11:36-37 Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword..."

Nowhere does the OT record any hero or prophet martyred by being sawn in two. Again, the authoritative source here is a Tradition preserved outside of the Bible, in the Ascension of Isaiah.

James 4:5 Or do you suppose that the scripture speaks without meaning when it says, "The spirit that he has made to dwell in us tends toward jealousy"

commentary on James by CAF:

this passage that he quotes cannot be found in the Bible. In the footnotes of my NAB it states that Jas probably cited this from memory, but cannot be found in Scriptures. There are other translations of the text with a completely different meaning: "The Spirit that He(God) made to dwell in us yearns [for us] jealousy" or "He (God) yearns jealousy for the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"

If this last option is correct the author perhaps had in mind the apocryphal religious text that echoes the idea that God is zealous for his creatures.

ok, my whole point? An author in the Bible quoted from Scriptures a verse that isnt in Scriptures. Wierd huh. If the two options above werent it, it could only mean that the verse was in one of the Books that St. Jerome chose not to be inspired and included.

the above verses show that neither Christ nor the Apostles limited themselves to Scripture alone as a source of authority for divine revelation. they also proved that in addition to their own God-given revelation, they relied on oral Tradition, as well as written Scripture.

i hope this helps everyone. Good Luck and God Bless,

phatcatholic

Edited December 6, 2003 by phatcatholic

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my favorite:

James 2:14-26

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6 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him?

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If a brother or sister has nothing to wear and has no food for the day,

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and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm, and eat well," but you do not give them the necessities of the body, what good is it?

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So also faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead.

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inDouche someone might say, "You have faith and I have works." Demonstrate your faith to me without works, and I will demonstrate my faith to you from my works.

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You believe that God is one. You do well. Even the demons believe that and tremble.

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Do you want proof, you ignoramus, that faith without works is useless?

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Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac upon the altar?

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You see that faith was active along with his works, and faith was completed by the works.

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Thus the scripture was fulfilled that says, "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness," and he was called "the friend of God."

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See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.

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And in the same way, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she welcomed the messengers and sent them out by a different route?

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For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.