Books by Dave Armstrong: “100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura”

1. The Bible Contains Much Information on Sacred Tradition
2. Good (Apostolic) Tradition is Superior to Bad Traditions of Men, According to the Bible
3. St. Peter Dramatically Exercises Apostolic Authority in Acts 2
4. The Bible Explicitly Teaches about a True and Unchangeable Apostolic Tradition
5. Tradition is Inevitable (and a Fact) for All Christians
6. “Biblical,” “Unbiblical,” “Extra-Biblical” and Similar Terms Defined
7. Covenants and Sacred Tradition Are Perpetually Binding
8. Apostolic Tradition is in Harmony with Scripture
9. Authoritative Interpretation of the Law Was Normative and Required in Ancient Israel
10. The Infallible Nature of Pauline Tradition Is Taken for Granted
11. “Commandment” and “Command” Are Synonyms for Tradition
12. Even Pauline Tradition Was Shared With and By Other Apostles

13. The New Testament Cites Traditions that Are Not Spelled Out in the Old Testament
14. Informal Discussions of Jesus and the Apostles Are Dynamically and Organically Related to Tradition and Scripture
15. The Bible Never Says that Oral Tradition Would Cease
16. Deuterocanonical Books Are Frequently Cited in the New Testament
17. Competing Schools in Judaism Are Akin to Denominations in Protestantism
18. Prophetic, Divine Truth is Always Present Alongside Written Scripture
19. Inscripturation Is Not the Final Determinant of Binding Truthfulness
20. Oral Tradition is Wider in Scope than Written Scripture
21. Authoritative Oral Tradition Frequently Appears in the New Testament

22. Jesus Doesn’t Overturn or Reject the Mosaic Law
23. Jesus Sanctions the Extra-Biblical Tradition of “Moses’ Seat”
24. Paul Identified Himself as a Pharisee after His Christian Conversion, Signifying a Link to Jewish Tradition
25. Paul Worships at Synagogues
26. Paul Acknowledges the Authority of the Jewish High Priest Ananias, Even at His Own Trial
27. Jesus Participates in the Old Testament Sacrificial System
28. Jesus Follows Pharisaical Traditions
29. Christians Call Jews “Brethren” and “Fathers”
30. The Galatians Were Even Bigger Hypocrites than the Pharisees
31. Caiaphas the High Priest “Prophesied”
32. Christianity Adopted Late Pharisaical Traditions and Doctrines
33. The Sadducees were the “Liberals” and Sola Scriptura Advocates of Their Time
34. Christians Continued Temple Worship and Participation in Sacrifices
35. Ancient Judaism is Analogous to, and Was Organically Developed by Catholicism, Not Protestantism

36. “Word of the Lord” and “Word of God” Are Not Usually a Reference to Scripture
37. Oral Prophecy Was an Ongoing New Testament Charism
38. Tradition and Scripture Both Derive from the Larger Category of “Word of God”
39. Paul Frequently References Tradition and Rarely Alludes to Scripture in his Epistles to the Thessalonians

40. “Desert Island” Minimalistic Christianity Is Not the Biblical Norm
41. The Historical Wisdom of the Church Is a Better Interpreter than Any Individual or Denomination
42. False Assumptions Can Lead Biblical Exegetes Astray, but the Church is a Sure Guide
43. The Bible Itself Teaches that it Can be Misinterpreted
44. Perspicuity and Denominationalism are at Odds
45. Protestantism is Radically Contradictory in How it Harmonizes and Systematizes “Plain” Scripture
46. The Bible Teaches that Biblical Interpretation is Inherently Necessary
47. Jesus Reveals Hidden Scriptures to the Disciples at Emmaus
48. Sincere Study Alone Does Not Guarantee Correct Interpretation of Scripture
49. Sola Scriptura Means It’s Always the Other Guy’s Problem
50. The Bible Never Lists Its “Essential” Teachings
51. The Bible Asserts that Its Teachings Have to Be “Opened”
52. Many Things in the Gospels Are Difficult to Understand: John 6 for Example
53. In the Old Covenant, Authoritative Teaching Authority Was Constantly Exercised

54. The Bible Never Teaches That Oral Tradition Would Cease and Sola Scriptura Become the New Rule of Faith
55. The Very Nature of Sola Scriptura Requires It to Be Explicitly Found in the Bible Itself
56. Scripture Alone May be Sufficient for Much and Many, but Not for All Doctrines
57. The Trinity Was an Early Test Case for Tradition Versus Sola Scriptura
58. Church and Scripture Not a Zero-Sum Game (False Protestant Dichotomies)
59. In Ephesians 4, Paul Shows No Awareness of a Supposed Sola Scriptura Rule of Faith
60. Paul Uses Tradition and Church Motifs More Often than “Scripture” and “Word of God” [read very similar excerpt online]

61. The Church Can “Bind and Loose”
62. The Bible Presents a Universal, Visible, and Hierarchical Church
63. Anathema and Excommunication are Most Definitely Biblical Concepts
64. Both Scripture and Church History Have Problematic Areas to Work Through
65. Jesus’ Mention of “Sheep and Shepherd” Does Not Imply an Invisible Church
66. Authority Has to Have “Teeth” or it Makes Little Sense
67. The Role of the Bishop, According to Holy Scripture, is Very Definite, Distinct, and Important

68. Paul Passed on His Office to Timothy
69. The Bible Explicitly Demonstrates Apostolic Succession
70. Neither Scripture nor the Church Fathers Rule out Tradition or Apostolic Succession
71. Catholic “Epistemology of Authority” is a Combination of Faith, History, and Reason

72. Participants at the Jerusalem Council Felt Guided by the Holy Spirit, and Thus Asserted a Binding Authority
73. The Jerusalem Council Made Binding Decisions with No Great Reliance on Scripture
74. Paul’s Apostolic Calling Was Subordinated to the Larger Church and Was in Harmony With St. Peter

75. Old Testament Levites Were Granted the Gift of Special Protection from Error
76. Prophets Exercised Binding Teaching Authority and Possessed Virtual Infallibility
77. Prophets Proclaimed the Inspired “Word of the Lord”
78. God Uses Fallible Men to Sustain an Infallible Church, Just as He Did with the Bible
79. Is God Unable to Preserve His Church from Error, Just as He Preserved His Bible from Error?
80. Messy Deliberations and Other Difficulties Do Not Disprove the Infallibility of Councils
81. Biblical Truth and Tradition Are Much Larger Than Just the Gospel Message
82. 1 Timothy 3:15 Is a Virtually Invulnerable Biblical Proof for the Infallibility of the Catholic Church
83. The Church is Indefectible, Because Jesus is Its Foundation and Because God Dwells Within Us, His “Temple”