In a previous post, I provided a brief exegesis of 1
Cor 4:6, showing that, contra Matt Slick et al., the verse does not “prove”
sola scriptura. Interestingly, John Calvin, an ardent proponent of sola
scriptura, did not interpret this verse as being a strong “proof-text” in
favour of this doctrine. The following comes from his commentary on this verse
from his multi-volume commentary on the Bible (taken from Bibleworks 9):
The clause above what is written may be
explained in two ways—either as referring to Paul’s writings, or to the proofs
from Scripture which he has brought forward. As this, however, is a matter of
small moment, my readers may be left at liberty to take whichever they may
prefer.
