Is Catholic Tradition equal to the Bible?

Question

Is the Bible enough?

The Catholic religion says, "No, the Bible is not enough.

But the bible says,

"And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Revelation 22:18-19

Who is the lier?

Patrone, I can't believe you to write this. The Catholic religion hates the Bible.

The Catholic religion killed upwards of millions of people because they wanted to stop the reading of the Bible.

Read your history.

Answer 1

Absolutely not. Many Catholic traditions are borrowed from pagan teachings. Paul warned of this at Colossians 2:8 "Look out: perhaps there may be someone who will carry you off as his prey through the philosophy and empty deception according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary things of the world and not according to Christ."

Man-made traditions have no place in Christianity. The teaching of apostolic succession is false (in case someone tries this argument).

Claims of divine appointment mean nothing if those who make them are not obedient to God and Christ. Matt. 7:21-23, JB: “It is not those who say to me, ‘Lord, Lord’, who will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. When the day comes many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, cast out demons in your name, work many miracles in your name?’ Then I shall tell them to their faces: I have never known you; away from me, you evil men!”

Answer 2

the verse about adding and taking away applies to the book of revelations,the bible is a collection of books and so it doesn't apply to the other books. as for adding and deleting

catholic bible 73 books

protestant bible 66 books - why the difference? martin luther didn't like some practices of the church at the time(in the 1500s,the church quickly saw and rectified its error). during this time martin luther decided to delete several books,edited a couple and added the word "alone" in his german translation even though he knew the word wasn't used in the origional text. martin luther wanted to delete the book of hebrews and even the book of revelations,by accident these 2 remained in the reformers bible.

catholic tradition - it was the catholic church that preserved and gave us the bible,the church came first not the bible-it was defended by the catholic faithful at times of great trial,persecution and many were martyred.

the catholic church was the first christian church,it began to become known as the catholic church roughly around 107a.d, the earliest recording of the church father st ignatias coined the phrase catholic from the greek catholikos meaning universal.

so who is right and who is wrong? the bible is a catholic book and would seem more likely that the church that gave us the bible would know what way to use it and what role the bible plays in the church jesus himself gave us. these sites go into more detail about what i have covered in basics.....

www.catholiceducation.org
www.newadvent.org
www.salvationhistory.com
www.scripturecatholic.com
www.fisheaters.com

"The Catholic religion killed upwards of millions of people because they wanted to stop the reading of the Bible.

Read your history." you may want to read your history better,all these stories are from the reformers side when they tried to use all forms of propaganda and distort historical events to make the catholic church look bad. research your statement from an unbiased and impartial source you will soon come to see this aswell.

Answer 3

>>The Catholic religion says, "No, the Bible is not enough.<<

The BIBLE says not everything was written down (John 21:25). The BIBLE says to hold to the traditions we were taught by word of mouth (2 Thessalonians 2:15).

Your complaint is with the BIBLE for saying these things!

Answer 4

the Catholic church made the Bible. The Catholic Church comoposed the final canon of the Bible around 400 a.d.

Tradition: “Stand fast; and hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word, or by our epistle.'' (2 Thess. 2:14. Also see 2 Thess. 3:6). In the Bible there are two kinds of religious tradition--human and divine. Christ accused the Pharisees of human tradition. The Bible is a result of Christian tradition that was passed down by the Apostles.

Answer 5

Catholic sacred tradition is equal to Jesus. Sacred tradition is everything Jesus spoke to the Apostles and that they also preached.Not everything that Jesus spoke was written down. The Catholic Church compiled the Bible. Without the Catholic Church compiling the Bible we would not have a New Testament, just the Torah

Answer 6

Do you not understand that the Bible is Sacred Tradition which is the "regula fidei" of the Church? It is a book (NT) written by Catholics, for Catholics, about Catholics and Canonized by Catholics.

The ones who have manipulated the Bible by removing some of the books are the Protestants and NOT the Catholics who are the protectors of the Sacred Tradition.

In Christ

Answer 7

The issue concerning any church and its practices should be “Is this Biblical?” If a teaching is Biblical (taken in context), it should be embraced. If it is not, it should be rejected. God is more interested in whether a church is doing His will and obeying His Word than whether it can trace a line of succession back to Jesus’ apostles. Jesus was very concerned about abandoning the Word of God to follow the traditions of men (Mark 7:7). Traditions are not inherently invalid…there are some good and valuable traditions. Again, the issue must be whether a doctrine, practice, or tradition is Biblical. How then does the Roman Catholic Church compare with the teachings of the Word of God?



Salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation is by baptismal regeneration and is maintained through the Catholic sacraments unless a willful act of sin is committed that breaks the state of sanctifying grace. The Bible teaches that we are saved by grace which is received through simple faith (Ephesians 2:8-9), and that good works are the result of a change of the heart wrought in salvation (Ephesians 2:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17) and the fruit of that new life in Christ (John 15).



Assurance of salvation: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that salvation cannot be guaranteed or assured. 1 John 5:13 states that the letter of 1 John was written for the purpose of assuring believers of the CERTAINTY of their salvation.



Good Works: The Roman Catholic Church states that Christians are saved by meritorious works (beginning with baptism) and that salvation is maintained by good works (receiving the sacraments, confession of sin to a priest, etc.) The Bible states that Christians are saved by grace through faith, totally apart from works (Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8-9; Galatians 3:10-11; Romans 3:19-24).



Baptism: In the New Testament baptism is ALWAYS practiced AFTER saving faith in Christ. Baptism is not the means of salvation; it is faith in the Gospel that saves (1 Corinthians 1:14-18; Romans 10:13-17). The Roman Catholic Church teaches baptismal regeneration of infants, a practice never found in Scripture. The only possible hint of infant baptism in the Bible that the Roman Catholic Church can point to is that the whole household of the Philippian jailer was baptized in Acts 16:33. However, the context nowhere mentions infants. Acts 16:31 declares that salvation is by faith. Paul spoke to all of the household in verse 32, and the whole household believed (verse 34). This passage only supports the baptism of those who have already believed, not of infants.



Prayer: The Roman Catholic Church teaches Catholics to not only pray to God, but also to petition Mary and the saints for their prayers. Contrary to this, we are taught in Scripture to only pray to God (Matthew 6:9; Luke 18:1-7).



Priesthood: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that there is a distinction between the clergy and the “lay people,” whereas the New Testament teaches the priesthood of all believers (1 Peter 2:9).



Sacraments: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that a believer is infused with grace upon reception of the sacraments. Such teaching is nowhere found in Scripture.



Confession: The Roman Catholic Church teaches that unless a believer is hindered, the only way to receive the forgiveness of sins is by confessing them to a priest. Contrary to this, Scripture teaches that confession of sins is to be made to God (1 John 1:9).



Mary: The Roman Catholic Church teaches, among other things, that Mary is the Queen of Heaven, a perpetual virgin, and the co-redemptress who ascended into heaven. In Scripture, she is portrayed as an obedient, believing servant of God, who became the mother of Jesus. None of the other attributes mentioned by the Roman Catholic Church have any basis in the Bible. The idea of Mary being the co-redemptress and another mediator between God and man is not only extra-biblical (found only outside of Scripture), but is also unbiblical (contrary to Scripture). Acts 4:12 declares that Jesus is the only redeemer. 1 Timothy 2:5 proclaims that Jesus is the only mediator between God and men.



Many other examples could be given. These issues alone clearly identify the Catholic Church as being unbiblical. Every Christian denomination has traditions and practices that are not explicitly based on Scripture. That is why Scripture must be the standard of Christian faith and practice. The Word of God is always true and reliable. The same cannot be said of church tradition. Our guideline is to be: “What does Scripture say?” (Romans 4:3; Galatians 4:30; Acts 17:10). 2 Timothy 3:16-17 declares, “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”

Answer 8

"... hold the traditions which you have learned, whether by word or by our epistle," St. Paul wrote to the Thessalonians (II Thess. 2:14)

Both are of equal importance and of equal obligation. They are not the traditions of mere men, but an integral part of Christ's teaching— the revealed word of God, transmitted by men, the Apostles and their lawful successors.

Cheers :-)

Answer 9

Will all due respect to our Catholic friends, tradition nullifies the Word of God.

Answer 10

Geez Louise - what anti-Catholic sites do YOU read??


Grow up.