sources of wisdom and authority Flashcards
extracts that contradict bible’s authority
‘My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh that lies between my breasts’ song of solomon
2 timothy 3 - inspired
‘All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching’
apostolic tradition - 1 corinthians 11:2
I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you
apostolic succession - 2 timothy 2
what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also
luther - sola scriptura
the only authority = ‘the word of god, through which alone we obtain whatever knowledge we have of God and divine’
‘…let us not change the Word of God; we ourselves should be changed through the word’
jesus as having god’s authority: matthew 28:18
all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me
jesus as son - baptise//
go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit’
jesus as son, intimate relationship matthew 11:27
‘no one knows the father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal to him’
1 peter 2:9 - all priests
‘you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood’
jesus as having gods healing powers matthew 8:5-13
healing of the centurion’s servant - ‘and the servant was healed at that very moment’
jesus as son of god
mark 9:7 this is my beloved Son; listen to him
mark 15:39 truly this man was the son of God!
jesus as son of man - human qualities luke 9:58
Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head
jesus as not wholly pacifist - luke 22:36
‘let him who has no sword sell his mantle and buy one’
sermon on the mount - suggests hyperbolic
‘you must be perfect, as your heavenly father is perfect’
