Tradition and the Bible

Question 1

Matthew 18:17-18

Answer 1

If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Question 2

John 21:25

Answer 2

But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.

Question 3

Acts 8:30-31

Answer 3

So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and asked, “Do you understand what you are reading?” And he said, “How can I, unless some one guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

Question 4

Acts 20:35

Answer 4

In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, “it is more blessed to give than to receive.”

Question 5

Romans 10:17

Answer 5

So faith comes form what is heard, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ.

Question 6

1 Corinthians 11:2

Answer 6

I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you.

Question 7

2 Thessalonians 2:15

Answer 7

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.

Question 8

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Answer 8

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.

Question 9

2 Timothy 2:2

Answer 9

and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

Question 10

2 Timothy 3:16-17

Answer 10

All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

Question 11

1 Peter 1:25

Answer 11

but the word of the Lord abides for ever. That words is the good news which was preached to you.

Question 12

2 Peter 1:20

Answer 12

First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation.

Question 13

2 Peter 3:16

Answer 13

speaking of this as he does in all his letters. There are some things in them hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other scriptures.