mjrhealth said:
And so the bible isnt ???
The Bible is the
WRITTEN Word of God.
That's what
"Scripture" means -
"written".
God's
Word has been manifest in Scripture
AND Tradition.
Here are some examples of the Word of God
NOT found in the
Bible:
Acts 15:27 - Judas and Silas, successors to the apostles, were sent to bring God's infallible Word by
"word of mouth."
Rom. 10:17 - faith comes by what is
"heard" (not just read) which is the Word that is
"preached" (not read). This word comes from the
ORAL TRADITION of the apostles. Those in countries where the Scriptures are
not available can still come to faith in Jesus Christ.
1 Cor. 15:1,11 - faith comes from what is
"preached" (not read).The argument that oral tradition
once existed but exists
"no longer", must be proved from
Scripture. But
NOWHERE does Scripture say oral tradition
died with the apostles. To the contrary, Scripture says the oral word abides
forever.
2 Thess. 2:15 - Paul clearly commands us in this verse to obey oral apostolic tradition. He says,
"... stand firm and hold to the TRADITIONS which you were taught, EITHER by word of mouth OR letter.
This verse
proves that for apostolic authority,
oral and written communications are
ON PAR with each other. You need to must find a verse that
voids this commandment to obey oral tradition
elsewhere in the Bible, or you are
NOT abiding by the teachings of Scripture.
Matt. 2:23 - the prophecy
"He shall be a Nazarene" is
ORAL TRADITION. It is
not found in the Old Testament. This demonstrates that the apostles relied upon oral tradition and taught by oral tradition.
Matt 23:2 - Jesus relies on the
ORAL TRADITION of acknowledging
Moses' seat of authority (which passed from Moses to Joshua to the Sanhedrin). This is
not recorded in the Old Testament.
Acts 20:35 - Paul relies on the
ORAL TRADITION of the apostles for this statement
("it is better to give than to receive") of Jesus. It is
not recorded in the Gospels.
1 Cor. 10:4 - Paul relies on the
ORAL TRADITION of the
rock following Moses. It is
not recorded in the Old Testament. See Exodus 17:1-17 and Num. 20:2-13.
Heb. 11:37 - the author of Hebrews relies on the
ORAL TRADITION of the martyrs being sawed in two. This is
not recorded in the Old Testament.
Jude 9 - Jude relies on the
ORAL TRADITION of the Archangel Michael's dispute with satan over Moses' body. This is
not found in the Old Testament.
Jude 14-15 - Jude relies on the
ORAL TRADITION of Enoch's prophecy which is
not recorded in the Old Testament.