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Zwingli Argument Essay

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The first statement in the passage, “All who consider other teachings equal to or higher than the Gospel err, and they do not know what the Gospel is” reflects the Protestant theology that the Bible is the highest form of authority when making decisions in matters of faith and morals of Christianity. The “Gospel” is the teaching of Christ and this statement conveys that people who believe that teachings other than the teaching of Christ (Bible), are the same as or higher in authority than the Bible, do not know what the Bible and its teachings are. This proves that Zwingli is supporting the belief, of the Bible being the highest form of authority, in his writing. The third statement in the passage, “In the Gospel one learns that human doctrines

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