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Christianity: Sources of Wisdom and Authority

Sola Scriptura and the Reformers

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Recall questions on the principle of scripture alone, Luther's grounds for it, the priesthood of all believers and the case for translation.

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What authority do Protestants give to scripture, to tradition and to conscience?

Key term

State the principle of sola scriptura.

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  1. 1

    State the principle of sola scriptura.

    Model answer

    Scripture alone is the final authority for Christian faith, standing above popes, councils and tradition.

  2. 2

    On what grounds did Luther set scripture above the institutional Church?

    Model answer

    He held that popes and councils had contradicted one another and erred, so only scripture could serve as a reliable standard by which the Church itself is judged.

  3. 3

    Explain the priesthood of all believers.

    Model answer

    The teaching that every Christian has direct access to God and may read and interpret scripture without a priest as intermediary.

  4. 4

    Why did translating the Bible into everyday language matter so much to the Reformers?

    Model answer

    If scripture is the final authority, ordinary believers must be able to read it themselves rather than depend on the clergy to tell them what it says.

  5. 5

    Do Protestants reject tradition altogether?

    Model answer

    Most do not; they value the creeds and the teaching of the early Church but treat them as subordinate to scripture and open to correction by it.

  6. 6

    Describe the threefold appeal characteristic of Anglican thought.

    Model answer

    Authority rests on scripture, tradition and reason together, with scripture holding primacy and the other two guiding its interpretation.

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