Did Gregory of Nyssa Teach Sola Scriptura? [Part 2]

 

In continuation from part 1, we are now looking at what Gregory said about Scripture which suggests he held to sola scriptura or something like it. 

On the Holy Trinity (to Eustathius)

"But the ground of their complaint is that their custom does not admit this, and Scripture does not support it. What then is our reply? We do not think that it is right to make their prevailing custom the law and rule of sound doctrine. For if custom is to avail for proof of soundness, we too, surely, may advance our prevailing custom; and if they reject this, we are surely not bound to follow theirs. Let the inspired Scripture, then, be our umpire, and the vote of truth will surely be given to those whose dogmas are found to agree with the Divine words." (https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2904.htm)

Against Eunomius 3.1

"And if he says that he has some of the saints who declared Him to be a slave, or created, or made, or any of these lowly and servile names, lo, here are the Scriptures. Let him, or some other on his behalf, produce to us one such phrase, and we will hold our peace. But if there is no such phrase (and there could never be found in those inspired Scriptures which we believe any such thought as to support this impiety), what need is there to strive further upon points admitted with one who not only misrepresents the words of the saints, but even contends against his own definitions?" (https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/290103.htm)

On the Soul and Resurrection

"we make the Holy Scriptures the rule and the measure of every tenet; we necessarily fix our eyes upon that, and approve that alone which may be made to harmonize with the intention of those writings." (https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2915.htm)