Assumptiones Protestantes
You are working under a flawed system of assumptions, if you think every time you open the Bible you are safe in interpreting for yourself. In fact, your own pride blinds you to Satan using your ego against you to keep you from the Only Church God ever established. So in order to overcome that attack by the Malignant One, lets examine the vast array of assumptions which form the lens through which Protestants see Scripture. This will be difficult for some, and they'll feel beset upon. But its worth a few hard feelings if we can steer a few in the right direction. ✠ 1. The Bible is the sole infallible rule of faith. This is the Holy Grail of Protestants, the key to everything else they hold to. Unfortunately, nowhere does Scripture teach that it alone is the Christian's sole infallible rule of faith. While the Bible may affirm its own inspiration, truthfulness, and value (e.g., 2 Timothy 3:16–17), it never states that all authoritative Christian teaching must be f...