EPISODE · Dec 18, 2024
#975 The Fallacy of “Sola Scriptura” Church Fathers - Trent Horn
from Counsel of Trent
In this episode Trent shows why it’s a bad idea for Protestants to cite the Church fathers in defense of sola scriptura. Transcription: Trent: When Protestants try to enlist the church fathers to defend the doctrine of soul of scriptura, they face a dilemma. If they use the earliest church fathers, they realize there’s no evidence for their view, but if they use the later church fathers, they end up proving Catholicism is quite biblical. So let’s drill down into the horns of this dilemma. But before we do that, I will say what’s not a dilemma? Liking this video and subs...
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In this episode Trent shows why it’s a bad idea for Protestants to cite the Church fathers in defense of sola scriptura. Transcription: Trent: When Protestants try to enlist the church fathers to defend the doctrine of soul of scriptura, they face a dilemma. If they use the earliest church fathers, they realize there’s no evidence for their view, but if they use the later church fathers, they end up proving Catholicism is quite biblical. So let’s drill down into the horns of this dilemma. But before we do that, I will say what’s not a dilemma? Liking this video and subs...
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