Posted by
Chestertonrules on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:10:30 PM
The protestant assumption is that scripture was the complete revelation of Christ. The bible teaches no such thing.
We know that the new testament didn't even exist at the time of the early church. Most Christians learned about the revelations of Christ through oral preaching, liturgy, and traditions given to them by the apostles.
The role of the Church was and is to preserve this revelation, and scripture is a vital component of this responsibility.
This Church was hierarchical, as we see in the council of Jerusalem. Those with a doctrinal question appealed to the authority in the Church
The bible is a gift of God, written down and preserved by the bride of Christ, his one, holy, and apostolic Church.
1 Timothy 3
15if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God's household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
2 Thes. 2
15So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.