While apostles and other first-generation leaders were alive, there was understandably some fluidity in organization, with apostles, prophets, and teachers at work side by side with bishops, presbyters, and deacons; moreover, some New Testament terms may indicate at one time an office, at ...
This concept of Scripture is fully upheld by theChristianteaching.Jesus ChristHimself appeals to the authority of Scripture, “Search the scriptures” (John, v, 39); He maintains that “one jot, or one tittle shall not pass of the law, till all be fulfilled” (Matt., v, 18); He regar...
I in turn taught others. Now we all know that God will not go back on His promises. So, assuming this teaching is true, then at some point in the future, God will have to keep His promise that He made to Abraham. This“promised land”will have to be given to Abraham’s descendants...
Vatican I based its teaching of papal infallibility on the interpretation of Luke 22:32, a teaching or tradition it claimed was received from the very beginning of the Christian faith and supported by the unanimous consent of the fathers. The Council asserted that the doctrine of papal infallibil...
they were saying that the Roman idea, that the Magisterium, (or the teaching office) of the church was the only one that could interpret Scripture, was simply in error. Responsible interpretation of the Bible by those in the pews was not only accepted, but also encouraged." -Hank Hanegraaff...
I realised that I could become out of touch with the world if I spent all of my time dealing with people inside the church. Likewise, biblical scholars can lose touch with the reality faced by the people outside their teaching institutions. After all, the Bible is about real people living...
"Do not thinkI have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets." Yeshua goes on to expound a teaching about the heart of the Ten Commandments. Let's take a deep dive into this one: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I say to you that everyone...
This practice was so important to Paul that in 1 Timothy 4:13, he instructed all to “...devote yourself to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, and to teaching.” Today, you get to share in this practice with your own communities. As God’s people, the word of God is ...
The most ancient view is that everything contained in Tradition is in some sense to be found in Sacred Scripture. Catholics are allowed to hold different views on the question as long as they hold that the revelation of Christ is to be found in both Sacr
School of the Prophets: Prophetic Signposts in Light of the Scriptures– Yahuweh has provided many Biblical signposts along the way. These hidden signs in the Earth and in the heavens reveal and confirm the Scriptures, and tell us where we are in His timetable — and are given for the pre...