The key theological distinction between Catholic and Protestant views on biblical canon is that Catholics believe the church discerns or recognizes what God has already inspired, while Protestants argue the church determined or defined the canon, which creates a logical challenge for sola scriptura.
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David Wood - Discernment vs DeterminationAdded:
One objection though, David, that's often raised in regards to the sola scriptura issue is our church, whether it be Eastern Orthodox or Roman Catholic, we decided the canon.
Therefore, why don't you listen to us in all the other beliefs that we have?
During David Wood's discussion with Ryan on needgod.net, David, while he was doing his best to prove Andrew Wilson right, was asked to solve the canon conundrum, which is the Protestant equivalent to the Islamic dilemma. Now, Catholics will sometimes use the words to discern or recognize in regard to the church identifying what God already inspired. Both David and Ryan would likely agree to that. The problem is, however, they disagree that the church defined or determined the canon of scripture.
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