Thursday, May 25, 2023

Eric D. Svendsen (Protestant) on 1 Corinthians 4:6

  

The passage to which you refer says: "Now, brothers, I have applied these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, so that you may learn from us the meaning of the saying, ‘Do not go beyond what is written.’" In context the phrase "what is written" probably refers to whatever instructions Paul has given them in this letter. You friend is wrong in his assertion that there is "no context of Scripture," since obviously even if Paul limits his words to the current letter, the current letter is itself Scripture. On the other hand, I personally would not use this passage to defend sola scriptura—there are better passages for that, including 2 Tim 3:16-17. (Eric D. Svendsen, “Beyond What is Written”)

 

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