“The New Testament Bereans tested even apostolic preaching against Scripture (Acts 17:11). If apostolic teaching was commendably tested by Scripture, how much more must the voices of later centuries, whether patristic or medieval, be subjected to the Word of God. Eastern Orthodoxy claims her tradition merely interprets Scripture, citing Paul’s exhortation to ‘hold fast the traditions’ (2 Thess. 2:15). Yet Paul’s ‘traditions’ were his own apostolic teaching, not later inventions. Eastern Orthodoxy tradition functions as an independent source, smothering the sufficiency of Scripture with speculative accretions.” – Craig Ireland