Tradition!
Divine tradition:
Apostolic tradition:
Inspired human tradition:
Mere human tradition:
Demonic tradition:
Explanation:
Tradition means teaching!
Divine tradition: the personal teaching of Jesus Christ to His church of the apostles!
Apostolic tradition: extension of the divine tradition to all time and places
Universal, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit to safeguard the truth and teach all nations!
Inspired human tradition: the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to a man who is not an apostle, but is verified by the apostolic tradition!
Mere human tradition: unaided by God!
Demonic tradition: inspiration of satan!
Examples:
Divine tradition: only the personal teaching of Christ to the church of the apostles.
Apostolic tradition: an extension of the divine tradition with the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit to safeguard, defend, and teach the faith revealed by Christ.
Inspired human tradition: the gospel of Luke who was not an apostle.
Mere human tradition: 1st Sunday communion, Sunday school, wed night prayer meeting. Etc.
Demonic tradition: the theory of evolution or the communist manifesto.
The church does not require scripture to know the truths revealed by God! Jude 1:3
Church is eternal! Lk 1:32-33
Christ and His apostolic church are one! Matt 5:14 Jn 15:1 Acts 9:4 eph 5:32 1 Tim 3:15
The holy church is a Perfect society founded by Christ for the salvation of all men!
And to Faithfully transmit and saintly safeguard the deposit of faith!
No one has authority from Christ except His church of the apostles to define and declare truth!
Scripture is the possession of the church!
Given her by Christ
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost!
Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints!
Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism!
Matt 18:17 must hear the church!
1 Tim 3:15 the church is the pillar & ground of truth!
2 Thessalonians 2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (all not 66 books)
all scripture came by tradition!
And by divine tradition!
tradition means teaching!
the church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his apostles!
the rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Acts 2:42
must hear the church Matt 18:17 the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14
Jn 15:5
Acts 9:4
eph 5:32
truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church Matt 28:19
the church does not require scripture to know truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures.
Scripture is the possession of the church!
Given her by Christ
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19
all scripture came by tradition!
And by divine tradition!
tradition means teaching!
the church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his apostles!
the rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Acts 2:42
must hear the church Matt 18:17 the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14
Jn 15:5
Acts 9:4
eph 5:32
truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church Matt 28:19
the church does not require scripture to know truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures.
Scripture is the possession of the church!
Scripture was written by the church!
The church by apostolic tradition & authority declare what is & what is not scripture!
Given her by Christ! Jude 1:3
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19
Divine tradition:
Apostolic tradition:
Inspired human tradition:
Mere human tradition:
Demonic tradition:
Explanation:
Tradition means teaching!
Divine tradition: the personal teaching of Jesus Christ to His church of the apostles!
Apostolic tradition: extension of the divine tradition to all time and places
Universal, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit to safeguard the truth and teach all nations!
Inspired human tradition: the inspiration of the Holy Spirit to a man who is not an apostle, but is verified by the apostolic tradition!
Mere human tradition: unaided by God!
Demonic tradition: inspiration of satan!
Examples:
Divine tradition: only the personal teaching of Christ to the church of the apostles.
Apostolic tradition: an extension of the divine tradition with the inspiration and guidance of the Holy Spirit to safeguard, defend, and teach the faith revealed by Christ.
Inspired human tradition: the gospel of Luke who was not an apostle.
Mere human tradition: 1st Sunday communion, Sunday school, wed night prayer meeting. Etc.
Demonic tradition: the theory of evolution or the communist manifesto.
The church does not require scripture to know the truths revealed by God! Jude 1:3
Church is eternal! Lk 1:32-33
Christ and His apostolic church are one! Matt 5:14 Jn 15:1 Acts 9:4 eph 5:32 1 Tim 3:15
The holy church is a Perfect society founded by Christ for the salvation of all men!
And to Faithfully transmit and saintly safeguard the deposit of faith!
No one has authority from Christ except His church of the apostles to define and declare truth!
Scripture is the possession of the church!
Given her by Christ
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost!
Jude 1:3 Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints!
Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism!
Matt 18:17 must hear the church!
1 Tim 3:15 the church is the pillar & ground of truth!
2 Thessalonians 2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: (all not 66 books)
all scripture came by tradition!
And by divine tradition!
tradition means teaching!
the church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his apostles!
the rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Acts 2:42
must hear the church Matt 18:17 the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14
Jn 15:5
Acts 9:4
eph 5:32
truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church Matt 28:19
the church does not require scripture to know truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures.
Scripture is the possession of the church!
Given her by Christ
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19
all scripture came by tradition!
And by divine tradition!
tradition means teaching!
the church of the apostles founded by Christ on Peter received all of the faith, all truths revealed by God personally taught by Christ to his apostles!
the rule of faith is the doctrine of the apostles! Acts 2:42
must hear the church Matt 18:17 the church is the pillar of truth 1 Tim 3:15 cos Christ and his apostolic church are one!
Matt 5:14
Jn 15:5
Acts 9:4
eph 5:32
truth must be revealed by Christ Jude 1:3 and taught by his apostolic church Matt 28:19
the church does not require scripture to know truth cos the church received the “deposit of faith” Jude 1:3 from Christ in person and the church of the apostles by apostolic authority and inspired human authority wrote the scriptures.
Scripture is the possession of the church!
Scripture was written by the church!
The church by apostolic tradition & authority declare what is & what is not scripture!
Given her by Christ! Jude 1:3
To safeguard against all error!
To faithfully teach all nations!
Matt 28:19