not according to scripture... the bible is not the 'pillar of truth'; the 'wisdom of God' is not made known through the bible
where are they made known ?
This will be far from a complete treatise. I should be doing other things.
1) Specifically, the Bible does indeed say that the church (which apparently you take to mean, 'The Holy Catholic Church') is the pillar and ground of truth. You, apparently, would even subject the Scriptures to the authority of that church. No church has authority over the Scriptures. Your argument against the one verse posted (
2 Timothy 3:16 LSB "All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness,") besides failing to back up your claim with specific passages, denies the rest of Scripture.
2) You even ignore the obvious reasoning behind the 2 Timothy reference. If Scripture is God's word, and God is infinitely above all creation in every way —in being, and morally, in knowledge, wisdom and power, since he himself is the definition and source of these things— then HOW is the church being entrusted with the truth, and making known the wisdom of God, of any authority over the word of God? That we need defend the truth and promote the truth and steer others towards the truth, with teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness goes without saying, but ALL those things are to be done according to the truth—not according to our human understanding as itself the authority. We get our truth and the 'wisdom of God' from God, by the word of God alone, and not of ourselves nor of our tradition nor of our superiors.
3) That the church is entrusted to teach doctrine does not make the church the source and governance of doctrine. Scripture governs doctrine. Valid Doctrine is according to scripture, derived from scripture and modified or corrected according to scripture—not according to man's notions.
4) Apostolic tradition is past, not present. There are no apostles given the responsibility of writing scripture. God no longer gives plenary verbal inspiration of anything man says. No man speaks for God.
5) For starters: "
And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe" —1 Thessalonians 2:13 Do you see no hierarchy as to authority and capability, and implied responsibility here?
Also: "...scripture cannot be broken..." —John 10:35. But the RCC 'breaks' it all the time.
Also: "
It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law." —Luke 16:17 Shows that the word of God is of a substance beyond mere creation, which in turn implies that the authority of scripture is God, and not the church, which God uses for the purposes of his word— the church as pillar and ground of truth, not as authority over truth itself.
We could go on and on in this vein. Both Old Testament and new are replete with statements that the word of God itself is the authority, and that man has no authority over it.
6) I could go on and on about the Bible's remonstrances against 'the traditions of men'. Yes, I'm implying something, there.
7) But the point in the OP is that the early church fathers —Roman Catholic or not— posit plenary verbal inspiration and, in particular, 'sola scriptura'.
