This stands in contrast to other historic criteria such as religious tradition, ecclesiastical authority, creeds, church councils, rationalism, and modern religious irrationalism which often stresses experience and emotionalism above the Word of God inscripturated. This was one of the distinctive features of the Protestant Reformation and signaled the Reformed departure from alleged Papal infallibility and the authority of Romish tradition contained in the writings of the Church Fathers and oral tradition. Both Reformed and Baptist theology claim the principle of Sola Scriptura or the all-sufficiency of Scripture as the only rule of both faith and practice.
Scripture seemingly has no concrete foundational truth.
Sola Scriptura does not mean that we cannot use other sources. Sola Scriptura , the formal principle of the Reformation, is essential to genuine Christianity. Yet this doctrine is under attack like never before. Christians who want to defend their faith must have a basic understanding of this doctrine, know how to support it with Scripture proofs, and be able to discern the enemy's attacks against it. This book assembles the most helpful information on the doctrine of Sola Scriptura I've ever seen in one package.