Sola Scriptora and there is no papal infallibility

I would like to point out that the only definition my opponent contested was the one on papal infallibility. Since my opponent did not contest the definition of Sola Scriptura, my opponent has accepted my definition and it will hold constant throughout the rest of the debate. Contested definition. My opponent's definition has no source behind it. Where does the definition come from? This definition also is basically the one I provided. The pope is infallible when teaching religious doctrine and dogma. My opponent's definition says the exact same thing "The preservation of the head of the Church of Christ from teaching error in matters of faith or morals." Faith and morals are doctrinal parts of the Catholic Church. I would also like to point out one thing; my opponent throughout their entire attack completely misunderstands Sola Scriptura. As stated above, Sola Scriptura is "the doctrine that the Bible contains all knowledge necessary for salvation and holiness." Sola Scriptura holds the bible is the only NEEDED source of truth. Other people can still help a person understand morals and understand the bible, but, ultimately, these other people are not needed. A person can still have help. 1)Illogicality of bible alone Completely dropped by my opponent. On this alone, we can say papal infallibility is unnecessary. 2)List of books My opponent has just rehashed her original statement here. The doctrine of infallibility was never invoked to compile the bible. The Church merely took the documents, and placed it in one "easy to read" place, the bible. These documents would be sacred, for Christians, whether in one document, or many. "The Biblical canon was the result of debate and research" (1) No infallibility was invoked. 3)The Church gave us the bible My opponent drops the point that the documents were divinely inspired, and thus, infallible, before there was a bible. Defense of my case" Papal infallibility "he is infallible in matters of faith and morals because Jesus gave him that power. Jesus said in the bible "As the Father sent Me, so I send you" I would kindly ask my opponent reference what verse they are citing. The verse you are citing is John 20:21 and you are taking it out of context the rest of the verse brings to light exactly what it means "The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. 21 Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you."22 And with that he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive anyone's sins, their sins are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven." (John 20: 20-23) Jesus was giving his disciples the authority to forgive sin. In no way shape or form was Jesus giving any one man infallibility. He was giving priests, bishops, and the pope, the authority to forgive people of their sins. This verse does not give the pope infallibility in any way. Jesus was sent to forgive all men of their sins if they accept him. Jesus then sent the disciples with the authority to forgive sin if they accept Jesus. My opponent completely ignores my next argument about contradictions with the conclusion "the pope cannot be infallible as the pope would thus be able to contradict something which cannot be contradicted committing an error." Onto Sola Scriptura. 1.The bible contains all one must know. Exactly which verse is my opponent referring to? I provided four. Since I assume they are talking about 2 Timothy 3:15-17, and once again, my opponent misunderstands sola scriptura. The bible contains all that is necessary, and by these four verses, since through the bible man is "thoroughly equipped for every good work" and since in them "you have eternal life" and since there are no deficiencies in the bible on matters of faith, that bible is all that is needed. The bible is the only source of truth which is necessary. 2.The bible is clear "The bible can be very difficult to understand. We DO need help to understand it." My opponent merely asserts this, they provide no reason why we should believe it, whereas, my statement is backed up by 11 scriptural verses. I implore my opponent to find somewhere in the bible where it says the bible is difficult to understand. 3.United with Holy Spirit It is not necessary to have any other truth as the bible is…infallible truth. My opponent then makes a brand new historical argument. They state "If the bible is the only source of truth then what did they do before there were typewriters? Back then all books were handwritten and VERY expensive. Most people couldn't afford a bible. Why would a good and loving God make it that most people did not have access to the only source of truth?" First of all, the Scripture is the only necessary source of truth. Second, my opponent makes it seem like Protestants never congregated, which, they do. The bible is the only necessary source of truth, Lutheran priests could still preach the bible…Also, what did Roman Catholics do before there were typewriters? I doubt many people ever visited the pope *cough* king, dictator, killer *cough* in the early days of the Church. Then the printing press was invented and this entire contention is irrelevant. (Also, in the early days of Christianity, it was illegal for a person other than clergy to own a bible…) If we really want to discuss history, I suggest my opponent drop this contention before we go into the bloody history of the Catholic Church, and the fact that the Catholic Church did not even follow its own teachings… My opponent then cites 1 Timothy 3:15 "if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth." I ask, how exactly does this contradict sola scriptura? The verse states that the church is the "pillar and foundation" which says that the church exists to protect and to promote the truth. As the "supporting foundation" of the truth, the church is the guardian and communicator of the gospel. This does not contradict sola scriptura in anyway. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org...