" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. " John 1: 1-3
"And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
The Bible does NOT say that Jesus is not eternal - to the contrary, the above verses confirm that Jesus was the Word from the beginning, that He is, in fact, God the Son.
Whether or not there is agreement upon the meaning of Scripture serves as a poor foundation on which to build an argument for tradition. If all accepted tradition as valid, there would simply be an added dynamic upon which to disagree. Rather than debate concise, unchanging text, we would be debating the continuing compilation of what one person or another thought about a topic.
The unchanging, moral authority that is the Bible is a far better ruler by which to measure Truth. It holds man accountable to the same standard across all time and through any society’s morality. The Bible itself warns against falling into reliance on traditions of men (Colossians 2:8). It seems the Holy Spirit understood the relativistic nature of morality if left to man. One need only look to the various religious institutions of men and what has become of their reliance on traditions.
I appreciate the effort by the author, and I can’t say I will spend as much energy refuting his assertions. It is a matter already settled by many, and certainly by Scripture.
The same thing was probably said by the clergy of the Nicolaitans who had spent decades establishing their Holy Traditions [practices and teachings] in many of those early churches, except for those that didn't compromise Scripture with Tradition and actually understood Revelation 2:6.
Where does it say that?
The Bible says once someone accepts Christ, he can never lose his salvation. All true Christians have eternal security.
Where does it say that?
The Bible says long ago God predestined some men and women to everlasting life, and some to everlasting judgment. We are not free to accept or reject His salvation. The Bible says God Himself does not know who will choose Him. Salvation is a matter of free will. The decision is entirely up to us.
Where does it say God predestined some to everlasting judgment? Assuming the writer means bad judgment, (some of us will be judged with rewards) the only ones I know of would be the fallen angels and Satan himself.
The Bible says Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God the Father, sharing fully in His divinity, and indivisibly united with the Holy Trinity. The Bible says Jesus Christ is a created being. He is superior to the angels, but not eternal and not of the same nature as the Father. The Bible says we should no longer use the terms "Father" and "Son" in relation to God. They are merely symbolic and were meant to be replaced with less sexist terminology
The writer needs to tell us where he is finding these things in the Word. They sound convoluted to me as if he is picking a phrase here and there with the result being total confusion.
One good way to look at this is to answer this question:
Who wrote the FIRST written account about the institution of the Eucharist?
I’ll give everyone the answer and the reason for my answer in a few posts. Keep guessing.
One good way to look at this is to answer this question:
Who wrote the FIRST written account about the institution of the Eucharist?
Hint: It has to do with HOLY TRADITION!
Now, how in the heck did Paul know about the institution of the Holy Eucharist? He was not at the Last Supper, was he?
Answer: Holy Tradition -- it was orally told to those going out to the Gentiles by the Apostles.
As the apostles who were present at the Last Supper (and the other evangelists) approached the years 80 and 90 AD, they realized that they needed to write down their Gospels. But Paul had been out preaching to the Gentiles for several years already...................check the footnotes in your Bible for the First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians!!!!
Are you surprised by this answer?
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