who provide better solution for contradictions in the bible ?
catholic solution: holy tradition and a church to think for you
protestant solution: sola scriptura
2007-02-01 15:09:54 · 5 answers · asked by someone 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was the Son of God and suffer and die in the hands of man, so humanly speaking Jesus was a failure. Only with faith can you understand that Jesus had to die for our salvation and that by dying in the cross and rousing from the death He gave us everlasting life. Without faith Catholic or Protestant will not be save. We know that Jesus founded the Catholic Church and so the Holy Spirit works to lighten us with the contradictions. "Jesus is the Rock, a scandal for non believers and salvation for Christians."
2007-02-01 17:02:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Catholic Church does not use Holy Scripture as the only basis of doctrine. It could not. The early Catholic church existed before and during the time that the New Testament was written (by Catholics).
There were hundreds of Christian writings during the first and second centuries. Which New Testament writings would become official was not fully decided until about 400 AD.
Catholics believe that the Holy Spirit was guiding the early church (and is guiding the church today) to make the correct choices about things like:
+ The Holy Trinity (which is also only hinted at in the Bible)
+ Going to church on Sunday instead of Saturday (which is actually directly against one of the Ten Commandments)
+ The Communion of Saints
+ Which writings include in the New Testament?
Things that are even more modern like
+ Slavery is bad. Slavery is never declared evil in the Bible. This was one of the justifications for slavery in the Confederate States.
+ Democracy is good. The Bible states that either God should be the leader of the nation like Israel before the kings or kings should be the leader, "Give to Caesar that which is Caesar's." This was talked about a lot during the American Revolution.
This second source of doctrine is called Apostolic Tradition.
Do Christians who do not allow the continuing guiding force of the Holy Spirit to make their beliefs more and more perfect, still endorse slavery as Colossians 3:22 commands, "Slaves, obey your human masters in everything"?
With love in Christ.
2007-02-02 00:27:14 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Catholics, because even the Bible says that if all of the teachings of Jesus were written down there wouldn't be enough room for all the books. Holy Scripture has some of Jesus' teachings and Holy Tradition has the rest of them.
2007-02-01 23:15:46 · answer #3 · answered by Dysthymia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace alone through faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior resulting in the fruit of the Spirit.(Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:4-7, Galatians 2:16-20). Therefore, Protestants are right. www.equip.org
2007-02-01 23:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by jamesdkral 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible stands by itself, neither Catholic or protestant can judge it.
2007-02-01 23:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋