Catholic Theology Tradition and Scripture are considered one and the same within the Catholic Church and are both part of the sacred deposit of faith. Tradition includes practices such as the Eucharist and the belief that Christ is present‚ while tradition includes beliefs such as purgatory. Thus‚ Tradition is backed by Scripture‚ while tradition is according to culture and era. To Catholics‚ Tradition refers to the beliefs and practices that Jesus conveyed to the Apostles for the benefit
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LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY INERRANCY OF SCRIPTURE: A CRITIQUE ON CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES TO BIBLICAL INERANCY Submitted to Liberty Theological Seminary In partial fulfillment of the requirements For completion of the course‚ THEO 525 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I DR. GREG ENOS October 11‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Thesis Statement 3 Introduction 3 Inerrancy Defined
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Witherington presents a vast amount of knowledge and a more in depth perspective towards Scripture. In particular‚ with the New Testaments as he explains how Rhetoric Redux plays a key factor in how the NT authors wrote Scripture. Witherington begins to set up the context for us in the very beginning as he establishes a more in depth understanding of rhetoric redux as it transpires throughout the Ages. According to Witherington “good evangelism and good preaching involved persuasion‚ not manipulation
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All throughout Scripture there is proof that demons exist. They are spoken about in the Old Testament and the New Testament. Many of Jesus’ miracles are casting out demons in people. Demons are fallen angels who followed the leadership of Satan. Demons are personal‚ spiritual and powerful beings. They do the work of Satan‚ promote rebellion against God‚ oppress mankind‚ and attack Christians. Believers will face spiritual warfare from enemies of the flesh‚ world and the devil. Dickason gives several
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A Paper Submitted to Dr. Homer Massey In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course History of Christianity II CHHI 525 By‚ Johnny walker INERRANCY OF THE SCRIPTURES Outline Fundamentalism is a type of religious reaction to all forms of modernity. Within Christianity this phenomenon is mostly characteristic of Protestantism but is also found in Catholicism. In fact‚ the term fundamentalism was coined in
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Scripture is a lot of times overlooked in its true meaning. Today’s world has taken the Bible and translated it so many time that we sometimes do not see the words and the meaning of the text in its entirety. With so many translations and different languages that we must take into account‚ it is crucial that we not just read the scripture and move on but to research the context in which it was being used and to whom was saying it. Break down the words in the languages that were spoken in the time
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’THE REAL SCRIPTURES’ OF GOD (VOLUME 3) Suppressed missing lost & hidden books of the Bible written by Seth‚ Moses‚ and Enoch‚ scribes‚ priests‚ kings and New Testament apostles‚ those oppressed & killed by the Church and State as martyrs even those by Apostle Jude and other apostles. PREFACE: ‘THE REAL SCRIPTURES’ OF GOD: ’The Real Scriptures’ of God are from the Catholic & Orthodox churches & the ancient Orthodox Jews who all have to be considered together and separately in order to produce
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What is the basis of the authority of Scripture? The authority of the Bible is derived from its divine inspiration. God’s word has authority over that of men or spirits. Scripture comes to us as the only rule of faith and life‚ and demands of all people‚ that it be believed and obeyed. All other forms of authority fall second to it. The entire Scripture has this authority. "Scripture" and "Word of God" are names to us that mean the same thing. The whole Bible is the very Word of God. The recognition
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Revelation through Scripture The idea that God’s will can be directly revealed through scripture is an extremely dangerous one. It is an idea that has lead to the deaths of countless people‚ not just within the Christian religion‚ but also through Judaism and Islam. Many religious fanatics‚ in carrying out acts of terror‚ justify their actions on the basis of scripture‚ quoting verses from the Bible‚ the Jewish Scriptures or the Qur’an. (On the basis of biblical claims‚ the ancient land of
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Inerrancy of Scripture Over the past 100 years theologians have critically debated the inerrancy of the Bible. Scholars such as J.I. Packer‚ Calvin‚ Hannah‚ and Grudem make a strong case for the historical assertion of Biblical inerrancy. They refute the elements of criticisms with a case for the substantiation of the inerrancy of the Holy Script. One must begin with the definition of inerrancy. Grudem defines biblical inerrancy as: the inerrancy of Scripture means that Scripture in the original
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