—— The body of true believers, called the Bride of Christ in Scripture, is unified ——
What Protestant church is “the pillar and foundation of truth?”
To which Protestant denomination, dating back to Christ, should Christians take their disputes, as Christ commanded? How would we recognize this church that Christ founded? Or should we take our disputes to any member of the body of believers?
To which collection of books should Christians look to as Scripture? The Protestant, Catholic, or Orthodox canon? But isn’t an extra-biblical authority required to determine the Canon of Scripture? And wouldn’t this authority have to be infallible, for Scripture to be inerrant?
Believers can take their disputes to the local assembly at which they worship and they have Scripture as the authority to guide them in settling disputes.
The Bible as it stands is Scripture, which includes all of the OT as recognized by Jesus and His disciples, and at least the writings of Paul, as recognized and stated by Peter.
The matter of the canon has been addressed many times in the past. If you wish to rehash it again, fine, but the 66 books of the Bible are it.
But isn’t an extra-biblical authority required to determine the Canon of Scripture? And wouldn’t this authority have to be infallible, for Scripture to be inerrant?
No, because then that places them in authority over Scripture and that cannot be because then they cannot appeal to Scripture to give themselves authority. Their authority is all then self-declared and self-declared authority is meaningless.
No body of men can be infallible because it is composed of fallible men and there is no promise of infallibility given to men by Scripture to make anyone infallible when they speak.
The claims of infallibility of a certain body of Catholics is just just a delusion and deception. They aren't infallible simply because they declare themselves to be. It's a power grab, plain and simple, attempting to put their claims of authority beyond any dispute.