Meanings of scriptural authority in English

Yet we have scriptural authority for it: Deceiving and being deceived.

But the prohibition of pork or beef has only scriptural authority, and that only in certain religions.

Indeed, adherents of scriptural authority show distressingly little curiosity about the (normally highly dubious) historical origins of their holy books.

Proofs are of four kinds: first, through sense-perception; second, through the reasoning faculty; third, from traditional or scriptural authority; fourth, through the medium of inspiration.

There has been a change in practice and teaching, but with no Scriptural authority.

According to this confession, all the ceremonial observances here set forth are without Scriptural authority.

This is certainly going beyond Scriptural authority and example.

'The right divine of kings to govern wrong' had been grounded on Scriptural authority.

He was not ordained at Wadsworth, for the church at that time doubted whether there was any Scriptural authority for ordination.

Nor had our old theologians ever any right, or Scriptural authority, for saying it was, or that it ought to be, otherwise.

In the early ages of the world the use of perfumes was in constant practice, and it had the high sanction of Scriptural authority.

(45) Before passing on to my third point, I will adduce Scriptural authority for my assertion that God cannot be known from miracles.