Is Sola Scriptura (Bible Alone) Biblical?

In one of the blogs that I have been following, there was a question raised; “Where exactly in the Bible that Sola Scriptura appear?”, well I would like to answer this question in a non-debatable way.

Here it is, as far as my study is concern, I haven’t seen that the Bible says, “sola scriptura”. However, you can find lots of passages against “Tradition” and you can see lots of passages in the Bible that tells us to read and study the word of the Lord.


Praying of the Rosary Is NOT Bible-Based Teaching

Praying The Rosary Is Not Biblical, And Is A Form Of Idolatry

Just last Sunday, a local newspaper paper released an article teaching that the praying of the Holy Rosary is Bible-based. In the first two paragraphs, the writer admittedly says that there is no passage in the Bible teaching nor mentioned about the praying of Rosary.

However, in the following paragraphs, the writer justified the praying of the Rosary basing it on the repetition of historical events of some Bible characters (like Gideon as he mentioned) about Israel’s history.

I don’t know if the writer of this article did some research about the origin of rosary and how it was deeply encouraged for Roman Catholics.

Praying of Rosary was encouraged when Lucia Dos Santos and her cousins Francisco and Jacinta Marto claimed to have an apparation from an angel teaching them to pray in the spring of 1916. They were asked to pray repeatedly by the angel who appeared to them. This is why the Catholics were convinced that they have to pray repeatedly.


How To Avoid False Doctrines

A Biblical Sermon In Avoiding False Doctrines

Text: 2Timothy 2:14-19

Introduction

In our quest in understanding the words of Paul in the book of 2Timothy, we can see here that one of the main emphases of Paul is not only to persevere but to be watchful as we persevere. We are to endure hardships accompanied by watchfulness in our walk.

Here we see that whenever there are hardships, tendencies of falling away and believing to false doctrines might occur. This is why we have so many superstitious beliefs. We have undergone so many hardships and trials, and with the flow of circumstances, we fell into making “hasty generalization” which caused us to fall into false beliefs

What are we to do to avoid all these things to happen?

2Ti 2:14 Keep reminding them of these things. Warn them before God against quarreling about words; it is of no value, and only ruins those who listen.

2Ti 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

2Ti 2:16 Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.

2Ti 2:17 Their teaching will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,

2Ti 2:18 who have wandered away from the truth. They say that the resurrection has already taken place, and they destroy the faith of some.

2Ti 2:19 Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”