Sola Scriptura (The Bible Alone)
Most Evangelical say "Jesus said, GOD's words are the only authority to follow" They general will quote "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day" (John 12:48) Most Evangelical non-Catholics do state that he did not say traditions or the commandments of men were his words. They famously will quote (Mark 7:7, 13)
It is true Jesus never did say tradition or the commandments of men were his words. Jesus also did not say "the word that I have spoken" is to be understood as meaning the Bible itself. "His word, that continues to be spoken by a living voice, the Church. Do keep in mind that some of his words were recorded by the Apostles and have been accumulated as inspired word in the form of the Bible but most never did. If we see in John during the opening of his Gospel, John writes that Christ himself is the Word; and then at the end of the Gospel he writes not everything Christ taught or did is recorded. "Christ is not the Bible, and the Bible is not Christ. The Bible records his words but is not a substitute for the Word" (Dr. Karl Keating - The Usual Suspects Ignatius press)
Now let's take a look at "t"radition of men:
If we look at (1 Corinthians 11:2) Paul wrote: "I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you" You must first understand that the most of Christ teaching was done orally, Bible was not handed to us by Jesus. The formation of written word happened centuries later after the resurrection of Christ. There is no contradiction here. It might be confusing for some, that at one point Paul condemned erroneous human traditions; and on the other hand through versus such as (1 Corinthians 11:2) he tells the Church to upheld truths handed down orally and entrusted to the Church. It is these truths Catholics know by the term Traditions (with a capital "T") (Dr. Karl Keating)
To understand the faith in fullness we cannot take into account only selected verses from the Bible, you must read each chapter in its entirety and in full context.
Reference: The Usual Suspects – Dr. Karl Keating ~Ignatius Press Pages 128 - 129
Most Evangelical say "Jesus said, GOD's words are the only authority to follow" They general will quote "He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day" (John 12:48) Most Evangelical non-Catholics do state that he did not say traditions or the commandments of men were his words. They famously will quote (Mark 7:7, 13)
It is true Jesus never did say tradition or the commandments of men were his words. Jesus also did not say "the word that I have spoken" is to be understood as meaning the Bible itself. "His word, that continues to be spoken by a living voice, the Church. Do keep in mind that some of his words were recorded by the Apostles and have been accumulated as inspired word in the form of the Bible but most never did. If we see in John during the opening of his Gospel, John writes that Christ himself is the Word; and then at the end of the Gospel he writes not everything Christ taught or did is recorded. "Christ is not the Bible, and the Bible is not Christ. The Bible records his words but is not a substitute for the Word" (Dr. Karl Keating - The Usual Suspects Ignatius press)
Now let's take a look at "t"radition of men:
If we look at (1 Corinthians 11:2) Paul wrote: "I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you" You must first understand that the most of Christ teaching was done orally, Bible was not handed to us by Jesus. The formation of written word happened centuries later after the resurrection of Christ. There is no contradiction here. It might be confusing for some, that at one point Paul condemned erroneous human traditions; and on the other hand through versus such as (1 Corinthians 11:2) he tells the Church to upheld truths handed down orally and entrusted to the Church. It is these truths Catholics know by the term Traditions (with a capital "T") (Dr. Karl Keating)
To understand the faith in fullness we cannot take into account only selected verses from the Bible, you must read each chapter in its entirety and in full context.
Reference: The Usual Suspects – Dr. Karl Keating ~Ignatius Press Pages 128 - 129
