Here, Paul appeals to the authority of Scripture, which for his audience would primarily be the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. This phrase underscores the importance of Scripture as the ultimate source of truth and guidance. It reflects the conservative Christian view that the Bible is divinely ...
What is the scope of its authority? Is Scripture inspired by God? How should Scripture be used? How do Scripture and tradition relate? What does it mean for a Christian to call the Bible “the Word of God”? And if Jesus is also called the Word of God, how does Jesus as the Word...
The Inspiration of Scripture God has revealed himself to humans in many different ways. This should be no surprise, for a God who loved us enough to create us and put us in a world where we could flourish, would most certainly want to communicate with us. Sometimes Scripture seems to show...
They affirm the authority of Scripture as God’s Word. But they add the parallel authority of tradition, especially as embodied in the creeds and historic teachings of the church, and in the bishops who guard and pass on this tradition. I believe that Christian tradition ought to be taken ...
It then shows how the Bible is linked to theological speculation in the opening questions of the Theological Summa, in which the author characterises the sacra doctrina. Aquinas's modus operandi in his discussion with adversaries who do not recognise the authority of Scriptu...
“The Benedict Option,” he writes, “[is] a strategy that draws on the authority of Scripture and the wisdom of the ancient church to embrace ‘exile in place’ and form a vibrant counterculture.”[1] To explain how this can be accomplished, Dreher looks to the sixth-century monk ...
By What Authority?: A Primer on Scripture, the Magisterium, and the Sense of the Faithful by Richard R. Gaillardetz Michael A. Souckar Archdiocese of Miami Miami, Florida BY WHAT AUTHORITY?: A PRIMER ON SCRIPTURE, THE MAGISTERIUM , AND THE SENSE OF THE FAITHFUL by Richard R. Gaillardetz...
Lutheranism originated with Martin Luther's efforts to reform the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th century, centering on the justification by faith alone and the authority of Scripture. Methodism, founded by John Wesley in the 18th century, emerged within the Anglican Church, focusing on sanctific...
“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: The fasts of the fourth, the fifth, the seventh, and the tenth months will become times of joy and gladness, cheerful feasts for the house of Judah. Therefore you are to love both truth and peace.” Treasury of Scripture Thus said the LORD; ...
If you had a thorny question about God or the natural order that you could not answer by abstract reasoning, you had another path of knowledge available: the authority of scripture or the ancients, especially Aristotle —“the Philosopher,” as he was commonly cited. Questions such as those ...