The Counsel of Trent #1134 - Is Sola Scriptura True? (Anthony Rogers vs. Trent Horn)
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Feb 25, 2026 
Anthony Rogers, a pastor and Reformed apologist defending the Westminster Confession, presents Sola Scriptura as Scripture’s self-authenticating, inerrant, sufficient, and clear authority. The conversation covers whether the Bible itself establishes the 66-book canon, how early Christians handled authority and tradition, debates about perspicuity, and whether Scripture alone risks fragmentation.
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Scripture As Sufficient And Clear For Salvation
- Rogers defends both material sufficiency (Scripture contains what's needed for salvation) and formal sufficiency (Scripture is clear).
- He cites passages like John, Micah, Paul to claim Scripture converts souls and is a light that makes God's will accessible to believers.
Sola Scriptura Needs Extra-Biblical Justification
- Trent Horn argues Sola Scriptura is not taught explicitly in the Bible and that the Westminster definition begs the question.
- He emphasizes the Bible never states the 66-book canon is the sole infallible rule, so accepting that claim requires extra-biblical justification.
The Canon Problem Exposes Sola Scriptura Tension
- Horn's canon problem: claiming the 66-book Protestant canon is the sole infallible rule is itself an infallible claim not found in Scripture.
- He argues historical transmission shows the canon recognition depended on authoritative church reception, undermining a pure Sola Scriptura claim.
