In an error-laden blog post (e.g., the author, Taylor Drummond, mistakenly thinks any depiction of Jesus is an image for worship [he must have a huge problem with Daniel 7 and the depiction of Jesus, in three-dimensional bodily form, before Daniel . . . ]) against the TV show, “The Chosen,” we find this example of Solo Scriptura:
Sufficiency of Scripture
Scripture gives us no hint as to
what Jesus looked like during his earthly ministry. A physical description of
Jesus is conspicuously lacking in the gospels. Because of this, we may gather
that having a mental image of Jesus is not necessary for our spiritual growth.
If Scripture is sufficient for equipping us for every good work (and it is),
and Scripture contains no physical description of Jesus during His earthly
ministry (and it does not), we may conclude that it is unnecessary for
Christians to know what Jesus looked like. Therefore, the argument that using
images of Jesus is essential for teaching effectually doesn’t work.
One can rework this as follows
Scripture [read: the Bible] gives
no hint as to what 1+1 is. A mathematical description of 1+1 being 2 is
conspicuously lacking in the Bible. Because of this, we may gather that having knowledge
of basic mathematics is not necessary for our spiritual growth. If the Bible is
sufficient for equipping us for every good work (and it is), and the Bible
contains no answer to what 1+1 is, we may conclude that it is unnecessary for
Christians to know basic mathematics.
One can also add things of a more spiritual nature to the
above, including “cessation of public revelation,” something that is not explicit (and I would argue, implicit, too) in the Bible.
It appears the author has a M. Div from Westminster
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. It appears he needs a refund on his
tuition expenses as they did not teach him an iota about exegesis and theology.
Further Reading
Not
By Scripture Alone: A Latter-day Saint Refutation of Sola Scriptura
Answering
Fundamentalist Protestants and Roman Catholic/Eastern Orthodox on Images/Icons
