I am a born Christian. My cousin says that we should take Christ as authority and not The Bible. It is not clear to me.
2006-06-27 06:03:22 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christ Himself said the scriptures speak about Him. He also quoted the scriptures Himself as having the authority of God. He Himself is called the Word.
Matthew 22:29
Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God.
Luke 24:32
And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
2006-06-27 06:12:47 · answer #1 · answered by beek 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
But the only way to know Christ is to read the Bible, so his statment contridicts itself. Maybe he means Christs teachings from the new testament, and not the Old Testament laws, that would make more sense to me.
2006-06-27 13:13:23 · answer #2 · answered by sweetie_baby 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not believe something simply because you have heard it. Do not believe anything simply because it has been handed down for many generations. Do not believe anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe anything simply because it is written in Holy Scriptures. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of teachers, elders, or wise men. Believe only after careful observation and analysis, when you find that it agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all. Then accept it, and live up to it.
~The Buddha~
2006-06-27 13:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by kaguraofthewind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hogwash
2006-06-28 07:25:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋