The Bible Flashcards
what are some quotes from Matthew 5:38-48
“if any one strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also”
“love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
“you must be perfect, as your Heavenly Father is perfect”
beliefs about the Bible
-diff Christians beliefs about the nature and authority of the Bible and their impact on its use as a source of beliefs and teaching
what’s a denomination?
a religious group that has slightly different beliefs from other groups that share same religion
explain catholic denomination
-catholics follow teachings of JC as transmitted through the O&NT via Rome and the Vatican and follow the Catechism.
-Catholics believe that the Catholic Church is the original and 1st Christian Church
explain protestant denomination
-protestants follow teaching of JC as transmitted through O&NT
-Protestants believe Catholic Church stemmed from original Christian Church, but became corrupt.
-Men can’t add or take away from scripture
catholic tree
God —> Jesus—>The Apostles—> Tradition, Scripture,Church
protestant tree
God —> Jesus—>The Apostles—> Scripture
similarities of catholics + protestants
-both use Holy Bible, collection of canonical books in 2 parts
-both believe in Trinity.
-Both believe in death of Jesus by Crucifixion + his role as a saviour
-both believe J son of God - word was made flesh and dwelt among us
-both believe that sin came into the world, through A+E
whats one of the major differences between Catholics and Protestants?
issie of sufficiency and authority of Scripture
whats the Roman Catholic different perspective
-protestants don’t view tradition as equal in authority w the scriptures (Cath church has very diff perspectives)
whats a quote about diff with catholics + protestants
-“fundamental difference betw Roman Catholicism and protestantism… youre talking about its a hermeneutic” Dr Horrell
what does sola scripture mean?
sola infallible source of authority for Christian faith + practice
what does hermeneutic mean?
concerning interpretation of the Bible
protestants only view scriptures as authoritative but what does Catholic Catechism view it as?
“Both scripture and tradition must be accepted and honoured with equal sentiments of devotion + reference”