1 Cor. 4:6 At Ang Sola Scriptura
By Bro. Nathan
"I have applied all these things to myself and Apollos for your benefit, brothers, that you may learn by us not to go beyond what is written, that none of you may be puffed up in favor of one against another." (1 Cor. 4:6) ESV
Ang 1 Cor. 4:6 is one of the many misused prooftexts ng mga Protestants at ng iba pang churches na naniniwala sa false doctrine ng Sola Scriptura or much more famously known as "Bible Alone". oftentimes ay ginagamit ito ni Eli Soriano and other cults to attack the divinity ng Book Of Mormon. so at this post ay irerefute natin yung misusing ng mga Protestants sa verse na ito.
We should note na maging ang kilalang reformer na si John Calvin--does not think na ang 1 Cor. 4:6 ay isang magandang proof text in support sa Sola Scriptura. in fact ay sinabi niya na sa sinulat dito ni Paul na "it is written" (γέγραπται), it mainly refers sa mga Old Testament passages na kanyang qinoute (see John Calvin's Commentary on 1 Cor. 4:6). the text does not teach formal sufficiency as most protestants argue. if it does, hanggang 1 Cor. 4:6 lang since its only sa mga nainscripturate at wala nang iba. and we should not also ignore na ang mga oral traditions are also inspired pero hindi pa nasusulat/inscripturated (1 Ths. 2:13; 2 Ths. 2:15; cf. 1 Cor. 11:23; 15:3; cf. 2 Tim. 3:16-17). as said above by John Calvin and other commentators, including Protestant commentators--ang 1 Cor. 4:6 applies to the Old Testament quotations na sinitas ni Paul while writing his letters. hindi sa Christian Bible na nacompile lang centuries later pagkatapos ng inscripturation.
1 Cor 1:31 - Jer. 9:23
1 Cor 2:9 - Isa. 64:3
1 Cor 2:16 - Isa. 40:13
1 Cor 3:19 - Job 5:13
1 Cor 3:20 - Ps. 94:11
1 Cor 4:5 - Lk. 12:1-3 (accessed through oral tradition)
