Direct Answer
Bercot challenges the idea that faithfulness to the Bible means relying on written Scripture in isolation. He argues that Scripture itself commands Christians to hold to apostolic teaching delivered both orally and in writing.
Support from Transcript
- He cites 2 Thessalonians 2:15: "stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us." - He says Paul "told Thessalonian Christians not to go by written Scripture alone." - He asks whether Christians today are "any less obligated" than the Thessalonians to obey what Paul taught orally. - He also cites 2 Thessalonians 3:6, where Paul commands believers to avoid those not living "according to the tradition" received from the apostles. - He adds that 1 Corinthians 11:2 praises the Corinthians for "holding firmly to the traditions" Paul delivered.
Discussion Follow-ups
This reframes the question: not whether Christians should add human ideas to Scripture, but whether they should obey the apostolic oral tradition Scripture itself points to.