Major Errors of Witness Lee’s Teaching

[Drake]

Evangelical "In any case, unless you have some kind of proof that the Bereans believed in sola-scriptura, the Bereans were just oral and written -tradition Jews like everyone else. "

That is a historical fact also.

The believers in the early church had a world view that was framed by the Old Testament and the Second Temple Period Jewish literature. We know this because Jude and Peter both reference some of that literature (book of Enoch). This alone is sufficient proof that the New Testament believers were not just using the Old Testament. Also, Paul charged the believers in Colossae and Laodicea to exchange the letters he sent to them (Colossians 4:16).

Drake

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by Drake

Evangelical "In any case, unless you have some kind of proof that the Bereans believed in sola-scriptura, the Bereans were just oral and written -tradition Jews like everyone else. "

That is a historical fact also.

The believers in the early church had a world view that was framed by the Old Testament and the Second Temple Period Jewish literature. We know this because Jude and Peter both reference some of that literature (book of Enoch). This alone is sufficient proof that the New Testament believers were not just using the Old Testament. Also, Paul charged the believers in Colossae and Laodicea to exchange the letters he sent to them (Colossians 4:16).

Drake

Good point. And their old testament was different to ours - theirs contained the "Apocrypha". I can just imagine Paul proving from the book of Enoch to the Berean's that Jesus is the Messiah.

Anyway, I am not arguing against sola scriptura by any means. I am arguing against SOLO scriptura and a somewhat common misconception about the Bereans. "Eph 4:11 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,".

Whether we take a literal or allegorical approach or have a footnote free or footnote full bible, it is not the methods and literalness of the scripture which matters but the heart of the person reading it, plus God's Spirit.