Biblical Evidence for Catholicism: The Bible, Tradition, Canon, and "Sola Scriptura" (Index Page for Dave Armstrong)

Table of Contents:

I. Relationship of the Bible to the Church

II. Tradition (Apostolic)

III. Sola Scriptura (Scripture as the Only Infallible Authority)

IV. Private Judgment

V. Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture

VI. Material and Formal Sufficiency of Scripture

VII. The Canon of Scripture

VIII. Deuterocanonical Books (So-Called "Apocrypha")

IX. Alleged Biblical Contradictions and Difficulties

I. Relationship of the Bible to the Church

The Catholic Church Has Always Been the Enemy of the Bible (???)

Luther's Dubious Claims About the Supposed Utter Obscurity of the Bible Before His Translation [see also the related Facebook discussion: 7-24-14]

Dialogue with an Anglican on the Catholic Understanding of the Relationship of Scripture, Tradition, and the Church (vs. Jon Jacobson)

A Few Thoughts on The Bible (TV Miniseries) [Facebook]

Catholic Interpretation of Scripture (Hermeneutics / Exegesis): Resource List

How Does the Individual Catholic Approach and Interpret Holy Scripture?

Does the Catholic Church Think it is Superior to the Bible, and its Creator?

The Canon of Scripture: Did the Catholic Church Create It Or Merely Authoritatively Acknowledge It? (with Kevin Johnson)

Aids For Catholics: Selecting a Bible Translation

"I Don't Enjoy Reading the Bible": Some Suggestions to Help Folks Better Enjoy and Benefit From Bible-Reading

The Freedom of the Catholic Biblical Exegete

The Layman's Use of Greek Bible Reference Books

Summaries of Old Testament Books

Clarification On What I Consider "Biblical Evidence"

Thoughts on Bibles and Catholics, Catholic "Sunday School," Catholic Bibles at Mass, Bible Memorization, Etc.

Am I a "Protestantizing" Catholic Now Or Was I Formerly a "Catholicizing" Protestant?

Catholic (and Protestant) Biblical Illiteracy and Ignorance at an All-Time High?

Brief Critical Comments on the Lack of Bible Reading of Far Too Many Catholics

Apologetics-Oriented Biblical Commentary on Philippians (RSV)

Review of Orthodox Catholic Bible Commentaries (David W. Emery)

Sola Scriptura vs. Ephesians 4 and St. Paul's Word Selection: Scripture(s), Tradition, and Church (+ Body)

"Biblical Evidence" and Exegetical Series: Collection of 200+ Papers

Was the Catholic Church an Avowed Enemy of Scripture in the Middle Ages (or at any other time)?

Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman on Catholic Bibles in the Vernacular Before Luther [Facebook]

"Why Don't Catholics Read Their Bibles?"

Reply to "CPA" (Lutheran) Concerning Bogus Notions of the Catholic View of the Bible

Critique of Martin Chemnitz' Examination of Trent: Scripture I (Poisoning the Well as to the Catholic Rule of Faith and Veneration of Holy Scripture)

Apostolic Succession Based on Biblical Data / Supposed "Prooftexting" and Protestant Reluctance to Discuss Bible Text Interpretations With Catholics

Reply to Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer's "The Canon and Church Infallibility" (An Alleged Disproof of Catholic Development of Doctrine) (+ Pt. II / Pt. III / Pt. IV)

Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer on the Rule of Faith in the Church Fathers, Part One (Papias)

Papias, Scripture, and Tradition (Round Two): Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer / Sadly Typical End of Discourse With Anti-Catholics

What is Meant When Catholics Refer to Scripture (in a Limited Sense) as a "Dead Letter"? (Not What Many May Think!) / Much Protestant Concurrence

II. Tradition (Apostolic)

Tradition is Not a Dirty Word

Why We Need More Than the Bible (my talk on Catholic Answers Live: 10-10-03. Real Audio file)

“Tradition” Is Not Always a Bad Word! It Only is Sometimes [written specifically for children: 12 or younger; article for Seton Magazine (link) ]

Biblical Evidence for the Oral Torah (Hence, by Analogy, Oral Apostolic Tradition)

Biblical Evidence for True Apostolic Tradition vs. "Traditions of Men"

Excerpts From Chapter One on Bible and Tradition From My Book, The Church Fathers Were Catholic (Including an Analysis of Perspicuity)

Unanimous Consent" of the Church Fathers (Steve Ray)

Biblical Evidence for Submission to Church Authority and Apostolic Tradition / Biblical Condemnation of the Rebellion of the Protestant Revolt

25 Short Biblical Arguments For the Binding Authority of Tradition

Biblical Evidence For Apostolic Oral Tradition

Dialogue on "Tradition" in the New Testament (vs. Eric Svendsen)

Refutation of Protestant Polemicist William Webster's Critique of Catholic Tradition and Newmanian Development of Doctrine (vs. William Webster)

Anglican Anti-Traditional Principles of "Development" and the "Cult of Uncertainty" (vs. Dr. Edwin Tait)

Response to Rev. Michael Pahls on "Theological Humility" and the Protestant "Non-Quest" Regarding Christian Certainty (vs. Rev. Michael Pahls)

Lutheran-Catholic Group Dialogue #2: The Nature of the True Church and Authoritative Christian Tradition / Questions on Institutional Separation

Answers For An Inquiring "Bible Christian" on Bible and Tradition Issues (Particularly St. Augustine's Position)

Luther Meets His Match: Part IV: Erasmus' Hyperaspistes (1526): The Rebellious and Anti-Traditional Elements of Luther's Revolt

III. Sola Scriptura

Books by Dave Armstrong: 100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura

Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman: If Sola Scriptura is True, Why Were There Virtually No Vernacular Versions of the Bible in the Early Church? [Facebook]

Exchanges on Sola Scriptura with Jerome Smith: the Protestant Editor of The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge [13 Feb. 2014]

On the Definition of Sola Scriptura, and the Supreme Importance of Catholic Apologists Getting it Right

1 Corinthians 4:6 as a Supposed Prooftext for Sola Scriptura [Facebook]

Biblical Arguments Against the Supposed "Proof " of Sola Scriptura in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 on the Basis of the Phrases, "Man of God," "Profitable for Teaching," Etc.

Sola Scriptura vs. Ephesians 4 and St. Paul's Word Selection: Scripture(s), Tradition, and Church (+ Body)

The Old Testament, the Ancient Jews, and Sola Scriptura

Reply to Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer's "The Canon and Church Infallibility" (An Alleged Disproof of Catholic Development of Doctrine) (+ Pt. II / Pt. III / Pt. IV)

Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer on the Rule of Faith in the Church Fathers, Part One (Papias)

Papias, Scripture, and Tradition (Round Two): Dialogue With Protestant Apologist Jason Engwer / Sadly Typical End of Discourse With Anti-Catholics

Priests, Levites, and Josiah's Destruction of the High Places: Closer to Sola Scriptura or Catholicism? (+ Part Two / Part Three / Part Four / Part Five) (vs. "CPA")

A Refutation of the Fallacies and Circular Reasoning of James White Regarding "Moses' Seat," Authentic Tradition, and Sola Scriptura (vs. James White)

Reflections on Tradition, Sola Scriptura, Perspicuity, and the Canon

Biblia y Tradición: Mantened la Tradición . . . [Bible and Tradition: "Maintain the traditions . . ."]

Critique of Martin Chemnitz' Examination of Trent: Bible, Tradition, and the Church Fathers, Part I (Preliminaries, St. Irenaeus, and Tertullian)

Critique of Martin Chemnitz' Examination of Trent: Bible, Tradition, and the Church Fathers, Part II (Various Fathers and Arguments)

Fictional Dialogue on Sola Scriptura ("Bible Alone")

Critique of Bedrock (Self-Defeating) Protestant Principles of Authority

Introduction From My Book, 501 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura: Is the Bible the Only Infallible Authority?

Do Catholics Think Trinitarianism is Not Demonstrable From Scripture Alone?

Quick Ten-Step Refutation of Sola Scriptura

SOLA Scriptura vs. SOLO Scriptura, or, "Why History is Important For All Christians"

The Novel and Unbiblical Doctrine of Sola Scriptura (vs. Steve Parks [Lutheran] )

Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman: If Sola Scriptura is True, Why Were There Virtually No Vernacular Versions of the Bible in the Early Church? [Facebook]

Cardinal Wiseman on Quick Mass Baptisms in the Book of Acts as a Proof of the Profound Authority of the Catholic Church and Binding of New Converts to Even its Future Decrees [Facebook]

Catholic Scholars (E.g., Joseph Ratzinger, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Henri de Lubac) on the Illogical Nature of Sola Scriptura

Reformed Fundamentalist Views of Scripture Alone Reflected by Luther and Calvin

Protestants (Trinitarians) Who Forbid Prayer to the Holy Spirit and/or to Jesus (Sola Scriptura Reductio ad Absurdum)

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part One (Definitions and Introduction)

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Two

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Three (Dual-Source Theory)

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Four (Tradition and Apostolic Succession)

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Five (The Canon)

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Six (Divisions)

Lively Debate on Sola Scriptura and the Perspicuity (Clearness) of Scripture With Two Protestants in the CARM Chat Room

1 Timothy 3:15: Was My Take in The Catholic Verses the "Worst Exegesis Ever"?

Biblical Proof of Church Infallibility and Disproof of Sola Scriptura in One Bible Verse (1 Timothy 3:15) -- Reinforced by Closely Related Cross-References

Do I Know and Understand the Definition of Sola Scriptura (Let's Have Some Fun With This One)?

The Jerusalem Council (Acts 15:6-30) vs. Sola Scriptura and James White (vs. James White)

Reply to Jason Engwer's Catholic But Not Roman Catholic Series on the Church Fathers: Sola Scriptura (An In-Depth Analysis of Ten Church Fathers' Views Pertaining to the Rule of Faith) (+ Part Two) (vs. Jason Engwer)

Dialogue on Sola Scriptura and the Church Fathers (+ Part Two) (vs. Jason Engwer)

Dialogue with Two Protestants on the Irrational, Unbiblical Protestant Demand for Multiple, Explicit Scriptural Prooftexts for Every Doctrine (Especially Marian Doctrine): The Virgin Birth as a Difficulty for This View

The Old Testament, the Ancient Jews, and Sola Scriptura

Sola Scriptura: An Unbiblical Tradition: Refutation of Dr. John MacArthur and Richard Bennett

Critique of: Denying Sola Scriptura: The Attempt to Neutralize the Bible (by Gary DeMar) (vs. Gary DeMar)

Did St. Gregory of Nyssa Believe in Scripture Alone?

Why Sola Scriptura is Self-Defeating and False if it Isn't in the Bible (vs. Kevin Johnson)

Reply to a Protestant Who Claims That I Have Not Demonstrated That Protestant Authority Structures Are Ultimately Self-Defeating (vs. Kevin Davis)

Dialogue on Lutheranism and Catholicism, Part Two: Church Fathers + Sola Scriptura (vs. Nathan Rinne)

Dialogue on Lutheranism and Catholicism, Part Four: Rule of Faith, the Fathers, and Ecclesiology (vs. Nathan Rinne)

Reply to Lutheran Nathan Rinne: Exegetical Exposition on Whether the "Leaven" of the Pharisees is Hypocrisy or Doctrinal Falsehood

On Whether Extensive Use of Biblical Arguments Reduces to a Quasi-Sola Scriptura Position

Refutation of David T. King Regarding St. John Chrysostom and St. Irenaeus as Alleged Sola Scriptura Advocates

Reply to Steve Hays' Critique of Robert C. Koons' Treatise, A Lutheran's Case for Roman Catholicism: Sola Scriptura and Rule of Faith

"Saint and Sinner's" Critique of The Catholic Verses, Part I: 1 Timothy 3:15 (Church Authority and Sola Scriptura)

Luther Meets His Match: Part VI: Erasmus' Hyperaspistes (1526): Sola Scriptura and Perspicuity (Total Clarity) of Scripture Critiqued

IV. Private Judgment

Lutheranism, Catholic "Absolute" Authority, and Private Judgment

Private Judgment and "Reformed Catholicism"

Reply to C. Michael Patton on Sola Scriptura, Part Six (Divisions)

Cardinal Wiseman on Quick Mass Baptisms in the Book of Acts as a Proof of the Profound Authority of the Catholic Church and Binding of New Converts to Even its Future Decrees [Facebook]

25 Short Arguments on the Difficulties of Perspicuity (Clearness of Scripture for Salvation) and Private Judgment

400 Million "Popes": Protestant First Principles on Authority Are Inevitably Arbitrary, Unbiblical, and Viciously Self-Contradictory (vs. Ken Temple)

Church Authority and Epistemological "Certainty" (The "Infallibility Regress")

The Problem of Authority: Luther, Calvin, and Protestantism (+ Part II vs. Kevin Johnson)

The Logical Circularity and Hidden Premises of Sola Scriptura and Private Judgment (with Brent Arias)

Catholic vs. Protestant Conceptions of the Meaning and Consequences of Private Judgment (Including Lengthy Citations From Reformed Protestants Arthur W. Pink, Archibald Bruce, and Charles Hodge, Four Protestant Confessions, and Catholic John Henry Newman)

Further Clarifications on the Matter of Private Judgment

Private Judgment: Its Meaning and How it is Viewed by Protestants and Catholics

Protestant Epistemology and Authority Structures Are Always Ultimately Self-Defeating