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Problems with Traditions 0, II & III


Issues with Tradition 0

* Rule of Faith and Creeds dismissed or ignored.

* Church history dismissed or ignored.

* Tradition 0 leads to the autonomy of the individual (final authority is not the Word).

* Tradition 0 leads to relativism. What is true for you is true for you (or the way you interpret a passage is true for you).

* Tradition 0 leads to subjectivism. (see #4 above)

* Tradition 0 leads to theological chaos as each person determines his or her own personal theology.

* Tradition 0 is unbiblical. Scripture teaches that the Scriptures are the possession of the Church.

* Tradition 0 is NOT the tradition of the early church and is due to the Radical Reformation.


Issues with Tradition II

* How was this "extra-Biblical" material handed down in the Church? How do we know it was passed down accurately? Where is this material stored or is it all orally communicated?

* The Roman Catholic Church does not have an infallible list of all the unwritten tradition.

* This tradition is only as old as the 12th century.

* It is impossible to know for sure anything said by Jesus or an Apostle that is outside of what is already contained in the New Testament.

* The "oral tradition" is not available to Christians. It is not located in one book.


Issues with Tradition III

* How can we check for error when whatever is true is whatever the Magisterium says is true. We can't look to the Scriptures because only the Magisterium can tell us what the Scriptures really mean. We can't look to Tradition because only the Magisterium can tell us the contents of the Tradition.

* History is clear that the Roman Catholic church has made mistakes, taught errors, and suffered from heresy. There have even been "anti-Popes" and Popes who taught heresy. There have been Bishops (members of the Magisterium) who have lied, committed crimes, and taught heresy.

* There is no consensus in the Roman Catholic Church considering how many "ex-cathedra" statements have been made by Popes. There is no official or "infallible" list of ex-cathedra statements that are binding on all Christians.

* Tradition III leads to "Sola Ecclesia". It is not Scripture or Tradition which determines Truth. Truth is whatever is currently taught by the Roman Catholic Church. This leads to the autonomy of the Church.






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