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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Holy Tradition is also God’s word spoken by one person to another.


28 posted on 06/13/2015 12:48:15 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

Show us where Jesus taught us to accept extra-Biblical revelation.

Revelation outside Scripture.

What is it that God neglected to include in Scripture that is so critical for us to know?


30 posted on 06/13/2015 2:30:49 PM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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Holy Tradition is also God’s word spoken by one person to another.

“Have thou ever in your mind this seal, which for the present has been lightly touched in my discourse, by way of summary, but shall be stated, should the Lord permit, to the best of my power with the proof from the Scriptures. For concerning the divine and holy mysteries of the Faith, not even a casual statement must be delivered without the Holy Scriptures; nor must we be drawn aside by mere plausibility and artifices of speech. Even to me, who tell you these things, give not absolute credence, unless thou receive the proof of the things which I announce from the Divine Scriptures. For this salvation which we believe depends not on ingenious reasoning , but on demonstration of the Holy Scriptures.” (Cyril of Jerusalem, Cat. Lecture 4, Ch. 17)

32 posted on 06/13/2015 3:18:27 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans (I mostly come out at night... mostly.)
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To: Salvation
Holy Tradition is also God’s word

Nope. Tradition is simply tradition. The Jews at the time of Jesus had a lot of traditions, many of which were good, but some which contradicted God's word and for which Jesus corrected them for:

Jesus replied, “And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition? (Matt 5:3)

Paul also tells us in Colossians 2:7-9 to

"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces[a] of this world rather than on Christ"

Traditions can be useful in reminding us of God and our duty to Him. However they should never be made burdensome and never be made to contradict or overrule the Scripture itself.

51 posted on 06/15/2015 3:27:37 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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