... Let me spell out my argument in a bit more detail. The precise question is how can we know what is the word of God. You are asserting that unless we can...
2003
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 1, 2002 1:11 pm
... I am not clear as to your argument. I presume that the early Christians appealed to the apostolic deposit to settle disputes. At the time, it was largely...
2004
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 1, 2002 1:17 pm
... Walter: A few comments: First a quote from [Gabriel Moran, F.S.C., Scripture and Tradition, New York, NY: Herder & Herder, 1963.] - Imprimatur—Robert F....
2005
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 1, 2002 1:22 pm
... Walter: A few comments: First a quote from [Gabriel Moran, F.S.C., Scripture and Tradition, New York, NY: Herder & Herder, 1963.] - Imprimatur—Robert F....
2006
Walter Watts
wwatts1734@...
Mar 1, 2002 2:15 pm
... Of course Luther did not invent "Sola Scriptura". The Manicheans, Valentinians, Catharoi, and many other heretical sects believed in this before Luther....
2007
Matthew Tan Yew Hock
yhtan56@...
Mar 1, 2002 6:51 pm
... He probably didn't know that William Webster is not credible. Webtser misrepresented Catholic teachings on his web site. I was preparing a paper to expose...
2008
Matthew Tan Yew Hock
yhtan56@...
Mar 1, 2002 7:02 pm
*We reject all doctrines which are not contained in Scripture or which cannot be deduced from Scripture. The Trinity is easily deducible from Scripture. The...
2009
Gary Tan
garytan@...
Mar 2, 2002 2:33 am
Hi Chris, ... Can a truth supersede another truth? No! Otherwise, one of them is not true. Truth is unitive. Oral Traditon is not superceded by Written...
2010
Andrew Kong
andrewk@...
Mar 2, 2002 4:49 am
Dear Chris I am trying to recall the source where I had read that about Karl but in the meanwhile, I fail to understand why you would need to see the citation...
2011
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 2, 2002 2:03 pm
... "But the further the Church moved forward from the apostolic age, the more necessary it became in discussion with the heretics to be supported by a...
Hi Chris, We all understand the protestant's view and your point of how the scriptures should supercede the oral tradition and apostolic authority. But hey,...
Salutations Chris!!! Here are 2 more OUTSTANDING documents WITNESSING the DIVINE MISSION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH...please, read with an open-mind, since, the...
THE TRUE CHURCH WILL BE SEEN UNIVERSALLY UNITED Biblical Focus: This title confirms something brought up in many hard-hitting experiences: worthwhile...
The Church or the Bible? Sermon by Arnold Damen, S.J. [circa 1880 A.D.] Dearly Beloved Christians: - When our Divine Savior sent His Apostles and His Disciples...
2017
Sean Kang
seankang@...
Mar 4, 2002 3:03 pm
Two more scholars censured by Rome By JOHN L. ALLEN JR. Rome A German Benedictine who is also a Zen master has been ordered by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the...
2018
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 5, 2002 2:31 pm
Here are some basic propositions re Scripture and Tradition. If you disagree with one or more, please state which one you disagree with and why. Hopefully,...
2019
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 5, 2002 2:56 pm
... RCs often say that sola scriptura can't account for the canon of Scripture itself. Once again, I quote the venerable Yves Congar (how do you pronounce ...
2020
Matthew Tan Yew Hock
yhtan56@...
Mar 5, 2002 10:57 pm
... Agree first part. Cannot agree on "unalterable". Scripture has been edited by the Early Church. On the other hand, the Church also has pre-eminent...
2021
Gary Tan
garytan@...
Mar 6, 2002 3:45 am
Chris, The Word of God. Can we agree that 1) the Word of God is way much more than the Bible. In fact according the John 1:1 the WORD is the Second Person of...
2022
Andrew Kong
andrewk@...
Mar 6, 2002 5:10 am
Christopher Engelsma wrote:"It would then be wrong to see in the fixing of a Scriptural canon an event ... Chris What he is saying is that the Church is not...
2023
Walter Watts
wwatts1734@...
Mar 6, 2002 5:56 am
... I believe it is pronounced just like the name "Eve" in English. ... The point here is not that scripture is not greater than Tradition, but that scripture...
2024
Matthew Tan Yew Hock
yhtan56@...
Mar 6, 2002 7:19 am
... event ... No Catholic ever says the Church is "superior" to scripture. All we say is that the christian Truth stands on three legs: Church, Scripture,...
2025
Eh Kim Chew Edmond
artp0202@...
Mar 6, 2002 12:18 pm
Dear Chris, This quotation from the Vatican II document on Sacred Scripture "Dei Verbum" may help to clarify the Catholic position on the relationship between...
2026
Matthew Tan Yew Hock
yhtan56@...
Mar 6, 2002 4:01 pm
Please note that the Angel says to Mary "Blessed are you among women". Elizabeth filled with the Spirit also says: "Blessed are you among women". This is as...
2027
Andrew Kong
andrewk@...
Mar 6, 2002 8:33 pm
... Agree. No problem here as Catholics have always accepted scripture as merely the WRITTEN word of God. ... Agree. This is the Tradition I mentioned earlier,...
2028
Andrew Kong
andrewk@...
Mar 7, 2002 2:32 am
... Agree. No problem here as Catholics have always accepted scripture as merely the WRITTEN word of God. ... Agree. This is the Tradition I mentioned earlier,...
2029
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 7, 2002 5:18 am
... Yes. If by word of God you mean divine revelation, then I agree that there is a revelation of God in nature and in Scripture. ... Yes to the first but the...
2030
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 7, 2002 6:12 am
I would be interested in knowing what Thomas believed re Scripture and Tradition. I was not able to find any reference to it in either of the two summas....
2031
Christopher Engelsma
cornopean@...
Mar 7, 2002 6:23 am
... I have the book with me Andrew. Can you give me the page number where he asserts this? I grant you that the church fixed the canon but I deny that it was ...
