Nate Cunningham holds a burning Bible in a visual showdown between Sola Scriptura and church authority, with a shocked co-host reacting to the Candace Owens scandal.

Candace Owens “Lesbian” Scandal “You’re ALL Gay — Why Attack Her?” + Sola Scriptura SHOWDOWN

What happens when a Christian livestream gets asked about the Candace Owens “lesbian” rumors, Old Testament genocide, and whether babies go to heaven—all before the Sola Scriptura debate even starts? Nate and a panel of callers spent an evening untangling exactly that. The conversation ranged from whether Christians should pile onto Owens for her comments on homosexuality to whether God commanded genocide in Canaan, and it closed with a full-throated defense of Scripture’s sufficiency. Here’s what unfolded as the panel tackled Sola Scriptura and the scandals of the day.

Sola Scriptura: The Biblical Bottom Line

The centerpiece of the night was a debate over Sola Scriptura—whether Scripture alone is the final authority for faith and practice. Nate’s position was direct: the Bible is materially and formally sufficient. The canon was recognized, not created, by the church, with Athanasius’s 367 AD list affirming what believers already used. Where the church fathers clarify, they serve the text; they do not stand above it. Nate’s rebuttal to the charge that we need an infallible interpreter was simple: we do not need church fathers to explain what Jesus already explained plainly. For deeper doctrine, explore our catechism lessons. Scripture interprets Scripture, and the Word is clear on the essentials. As 2 Timothy 3:16-17 puts it, all Scripture is God-breathed and sufficient for equipping the believer . For more on core biblical beliefs, see our statement of faith.

Candace Owens, Genocide, and the Waffle House of Bad Takes

Before the Sola Scriptura showdown, the panel waded into the Candace Owens “lesbian” scandal—specifically whether Christians should be attacking her over her remarks on homosexuality. The consensus was that hypocrisy cuts both ways: you cannot demand grace for your own sins while denying it to someone else. Then the conversation veered into the Old Testament genocide question and whether God commanded the destruction of the Canaanites, with Nate arguing that God as Creator has authority over life and that the babies who died are in heaven—”the best day of their life” argument. A caller then pressed on whether homosexuality is a sin and what a “gay Christian” even means, which led to a discussion on identity in Christ versus sexual identity. Somewhere between “future crimes” and “atheist gatherings are just cults that meet to hate God,” the chat managed to ask whether Jesus was a Jew who became a Christian. The answer, for the record: no, He did not make Christianity—He fulfilled the law and ushered in the new covenant.