Final Authority: Argument #7 Against Sola Scriptura
As we begin argument 7 in Cameron’s ‘powerful’ arguments against Sola Scriptura we come to the subject of final authority, and what he means by this is that Sola Scriptura makes the individual the ultimate and final authority on interpreting Scripture. Cameron seems to want to identify ‘who’ is supposed to have the final authority when interpreting Scripture but maybe a better way to put this is, who is responsible to read and understand Scripture - every believer or just the Church and her hierarchy? This argument on Cameron’s part is an attempt to demonstrate that the believer does not have the right or responsibility to interpret Scripture; that final authority rests with the Church whose responsibility also extends to telling the believer what Scripture means. It reminds me of a radio personality who famously boasted that he would tell you what was important in the news and then tell you what to believe. It was intended as sarcasm because of how little people were actually thinki...