Speaking as a Presbyterian, I've never in my life heard of a Presbyterian denying Sola Scriptura.
What Presbyterian church do you belong to?
My first guess would be Cumberland - not much theological rigor there.
My second guess would be PCUSA - they don't even have to be Christians, much less Calvinists.
“Speaking as a Presbyterian, I’ve never in my life heard of a Presbyterian denying Sola Scriptura. What Presbyterian church do you belong to?”
I’m not denying Sola Scriptura. I just find the premise flawed. That doesn’t mean I don’t find the alternative flawed (even more flawed), as well.
On this thread, I’ve been arguing more in terms of a devil’s advocate more than anything. I’m a Protestant with a pretty good knowlege of church history and theology. I just find a lot of passive dismissals of the Catholic Church more than a bit myopic, as these matters can’t be dealt with as flippantly as some have around here.
But for the record, I’m a member of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church and specifically chose it because I found a much greater emphasis placed on scripture, traditional belief, and missions than PCUSA, for instance.
I will say you most definitely see a progression in time of the scriptures revealing an ever-widening circle of understanding about God. And yes, some changes. For instance, regarding whether a man would be held accountable for the sins of his father. But I just find the concept of divine revelation essentially stopping after the canonization of scripture as far as the church is concerned to be lacking.
That doesn’t mean that I am advocating more scripture be added, but I believe the Catholic Church has the right idea in its recording and emphasis on Church history.