Why “Sola Scriptura” Can Never Produce Certainty -- This thought-provoking essay from Richard Beck has drawn some interesting discussion on the Christian internet recently. “People who claim to literally interpret the inspired and inerrant Word of God do not agree on what the bible says. Christian Smith calls this pervasive interpretive pluralism. And this pervasive interpretive pluralism isnt just found among progressives and liberals. It is found among evangelicals and fundamentalists, among the very people who claim that they are reading the bible very, very literally. Pervasive interpretive pluralism exists among biblical literalists. Which brings us to the problem at the heart of Protestantism. The problem at the heart of Protestantism is that the bible is unable to produce consensus. This isnt a theological claim. This is an empirical fact. Sola scriptura produces pluralism. The bible alone creates doctrinal diversity. Biblical literalism proliferates churches. And five-hundred years of Protestantism is Exhibit A.” A fascinating read.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 01:12:31 +0000
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