唯独圣经：为什么圣经是最终权威

核心论证 Core Argument

唯独圣经（Sola Scriptura）是宗教改革的核心原则之一：圣经是信仰和实践的最终权威。这不是说圣经是唯一的知识来源（那是"唯独论"Nuda Scriptura），而是说在信仰和教义的争议中，圣经拥有最高和最终的裁决权。教会传统、信条和个人经验都有价值，但必须受圣经的检验和纠正。 这一原则在面对异端和邪教时尤为重要。异端的共同特征是在圣经之外增加或替代权威来源：摩门教加入了《摩门经》、全能神教加入了新的"神的话语"、耶和华见证人依赖守望台的解释。当一个组织声称有超越圣经的权威来源时，它就打开了通向教义偏差的大门。 历史上教会最严重的错误——如中世纪赎罪券的买卖——正是因为教会传统被置于圣经权威之上而产生的。路德通过回到圣经本身，发现了"义人必因信得生"（罗马书1:17）的福音真理。唯独圣经原则保护教会不受人为传统的腐蚀。 唯独圣经的实质在早期教会中已有深厚根基。奥古斯丁明确表示只将正典圣经放在不可质疑的最高权威地位。伊里奈乌在反对诺斯替异端时一贯诉诸使徒所传的圣经作为真理标准。这不是路德的发明，而是对使徒传统的回归。

Sola Scriptura is a core Reformation principle: Scripture is the ultimate authority for faith and practice. This doesn't mean Scripture is the only knowledge source (that's Nuda Scriptura) but that in faith and doctrinal disputes, Scripture holds supreme and final adjudicating authority. Church tradition, creeds, and personal experience have value but must be tested and corrected by Scripture. This principle is especially vital when confronting heresies and cults. Heresies share the common feature of adding or substituting authority sources beyond Scripture: Mormonism adds the Book of Mormon, Eastern Lightning adds new 'words of God,' JWs rely on Watchtower interpretations. When an organization claims authority surpassing Scripture, it opens the door to doctrinal deviation. History's worst church errors — like medieval indulgence sales — arose precisely from placing church tradition above Scripture's authority. Luther, returning to Scripture itself, discovered the Gospel truth: 'The righteous shall live by faith' (Romans 1:17). Sola Scriptura protects the church from human tradition's corruption. Sola Scriptura's substance was already deeply rooted in the early church. Augustine explicitly placed only canonical Scripture in the highest, unquestionable authority position. Irenaeus, opposing Gnostic heresies, consistently appealed to the apostolic Scriptures as the truth standard. This was not Luther's invention but a return to apostolic tradition.