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Put in simple terms tradition is an invention of man and is open to error whereas the Scripture is 'God breathed' and also preserved from error. Some traditions derived from Scripture may be useful especially if they are close to what The Bible prescribes. Unfortunately traditions tend to both and add to and detract from what God has said and to lose the original spirit and meaning of what God intended.
Some elevate tradition over scripture, although the scripture itself is dead against this practice. Jesus had many 'run-ins' with the teachers of His day who were doing exactly that. Here is an example of one such dialogue, the principles of which still hold true today:
1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?4For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.5But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;6And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. 7Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying, 8This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me. 9But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
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What is the difference between values and tradition?
what is the difference between the values and tradition
What is different between Bible and Scripture?
There is no difference.
How does the catechism distinguish between these 2 sources of revelation?
The catechism distinguishes between Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition by stating that Sacred Scripture is the written record of divine revelation, contained in the Bible, while Sacred Tradition refers to the living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church. Both sources are considered integral to the deposit of faith, with Scripture being inspired by God and Tradition being handed down through the apostles and their successors.
Why do catholics use scripture and tradition?
Many Catholic beliefs and practices are not found in scripture so to justify these they put tradition before the scriptures
What was Saint Anne's scripture?
There is no canoninical scripture that refers to Anne. What we know about her is through tradition.
Which came first sacred tradition or sacred scripture?
Sacred tradition is considered to have preceded sacred scripture, as it is passed down orally through teachings and practices before being written down in text form. In many religious traditions, scripture emerges from and reflects this oral tradition.
Is revelation found in Sacred Scripture and Tradition?
Yes
What are the two 'legs' of divine revalation?
Scripture and Tradition
What is the difference between a tradition and a celebration?
because a tradition is a thing that makes you happy and a celebration is something that makes you sad
Why does the Church need both Scripture and Tradition?
Catholic AnswerThe Church needs Tradition because that is what Our Blessed Lord gave Her. She needs Scripture because She inherited the Old Testament from the Jews, ultimately from God, and Tradition gave Her the New Testament. They are both the Word of God, which means that, in a very real sense, they are Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. But in the end, Tradition (with a captial "T") is what God gave us, all Scripture came out of Tradition and the New Testament expressly tells us that we must abide by Tradition and Scripture.
What is the difference between Tradition and tradition?
That is the exact same word just typed twice, the only difference is that one is capitalized and one is not. This probably means that the sentence would start with tradition and that is why one was capitalized.
Did Saint Andrew have pets?
There is nothing in scripture or tradition that can answer that question.
