The Jimmy Akin Podcast #074 3 Teachings Not In The Bible - Jimmy Akin
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Mar 9, 2026 A clear look at influential Christian teachings that are not explicitly found in Scripture. The conversation examines how tradition shapes beliefs about apostles, the closure of Scripture, and the end of public revelation. It explores early sources like the Didache and explains why some doctrines are accepted by custom rather than direct biblical statements.
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Scripture Teaches Some Doctrines Implicitly
- The Bible can teach doctrines implicitly rather than explicitly through implied claims across passages.
- Jimmy Akin illustrates this with the Trinity: no single verse states it, but combined texts show one God in three distinct persons.
Avoid Citing Implicitly Taught Doctrines In Debate
- Avoid citing doctrines that the Bible plausibly implies when challenged to name teachings not in Scripture.
- Jimmy Akin warns this lets Protestants claim the teaching is implicitly biblical and shifts the burden to disproving implication.
Don't Lead With Distinctly Catholic Doctrines
- Don't start with doctrines distinctive to Catholics when talking to a committed sola scriptura Protestant.
- Jimmy Akin uses the Assumption of Mary as an example that will likely be dismissed and worsen the conversation early on.