No it wasn’t. It was words the Holy Spirit gave the writers as promised by Christ. Why do Catholics always try to take credit away from God and try to convince people it was they who gave us scripture? It sounds absolutely Satanic to me. >>The notion that the Church was a teaching institution relying exclusively on Oral Tradition for the first 40 years after the Pentecost <<
Give us a break. How many times did Christ say “it is written”? Did He ever refer to tradition other than to condemn it? I repeat, Paul commended the Bereans for checking with scripture to check to see if even what he taught was correct. Christ promised that the Holy Spirit would “bring to their remembrance”. John 14:25 “These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, who is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
Christ didn’t say that to the RCC magesterium. He did however promise every believer the indwelling of the Holy Spirit for guidance.
Jesus was only speaking of the Old Testament, not the New which had yet to be written. Now ask yourself how many times Jesus said "You have heard" followed by Jesus changing what was written.
"He did however promise every believer the indwelling of the Holy Spirit for guidance."
Jesus promised a Paraclete to guide His Church. If He promised an indwelling spirit to guide how do you explain so many, many different Protestant interpretations and doctrinal differences? Maybe those voices aren't the Holy Spirit, but something far more sinister leading away from the unity He calls us to.