At the core of my beliefs are the unity of God’s family, that we be one as the Trinity is One. So what follows comes from a desire for unity, not attack, unbelief or to stir up trouble. I also don’t wish to frustrate anyone’s evangelical faith, rather to strengthen and deepen it. Inspired by a great post out there in the blogosphere, I promised the author my own thoughts. Of course, I didn’t expect it to showcase the more interesting aspects of my theology… nevertheless, here are my 5 reasons I gave up sola scriptura and learned to love the Bible *and* Tradition:
- Sola scriptura often sows division and controversy
- Jesus is the Interpreter: the one with ultimate interpretive authority
- The Apostles were given the authority to interpret the Interpreter
- Jesus’ interpretive authority flowed through the Apostles and is carried in his Body
- Tradition is also a valid and necessary authority for Christian faith and practice
Warrior Poet 