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To: Cincincinati Spiritus
Becoming a priest is a vocation and a choice. One may serve God, certainly, in other ways. Regarding Peter, he was married before an apostle, but tradition has maintained he was celibate thereafter. Tradition precedes Scripture. Indeed only by Tradition can we know what was the authentic Scripture. You have put the cart before the horse.

The cart before the horse? This whole statement, were it not so sad, would be laughable. "Tradition has it..."

Where is this provable?

If Tradition precedes scripture, then why do we need scripture? If Tradition is what is needed to PROVE what IS scripture, why not rely on "Tradition" alone?

If tradition precedes scripture, and proves it, then certainly you can show, in Scripture where your claim is true.

Hoss

96 posted on 03/13/2011 5:12:38 PM PDT by HossB86 ( NOBODY admits to being a Calvinist unless they are one. I AM ONE.)
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To: HossB86
If Tradition precedes scripture, then why do we need scripture? If Tradition is what is needed to PROVE what IS scripture, why not rely on "Tradition" alone?

EXACTLY!!!

102 posted on 03/13/2011 6:00:26 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: HossB86

Great post.

To believe “tradition precedes Scripture” means “tradition precedes the word of God” which is Christ.

Tradition precedes Christ.

Folly and so much worse.


108 posted on 03/13/2011 6:20:25 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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Good point!


122 posted on 03/13/2011 8:06:24 PM PDT by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to him.)
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