The question is, which groups have remained most faithful to the teaching of Scripture (Acts 17:11) -- despite any self-referential claim to authority?
As a Protestant I affirm the "succession of truth" over the so-called "Apostolic Succession" of Rome -- for the simple reason that God's Word always takes the place of preeminence over man's word.
Hence: sola scriptura
I have no qualms with sola scriptura. I also have no contention with the fruit of the tree argument. As a reformed catholic myself, we are on the same side there. The only difference is in the interepretation of the word. Knowing what I have learned from this interepretation and hence the consequence of this knowing that leads me to very different conclusions than what the church has taught since Constantine and the Council of Nicea.
