Ask Jesus for what I am sharing about. Trust Him to answer as your personal Good Shepherd.
James 1:5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. 7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. 8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
How can there be a “personal” good shepherd or “personal”
Savior?
We are the flock, the communion of saints, our salvation is in common, Jude 1:3
Yes but not faith alone!
Scripture is tradition!
2 thes 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Tradition:
The revelation of Jesus Christ
The tradition
Or
Teaching of the apostles!
Acts 2:42
The word of God
Thru the apostolic church
By
Word (verbal) & scripture (written)
Amen!
(Note: teaching authority of Christ in His apostolic church, not traditions, habits, customs etc.)
Divine Tradition
Sacred Tradition / apostolic tradition
Every word the apostles heard from the mouth of Christ and were commanded to teach to all men!
The truths revealed by Christ and commanded by Christ to be taught by the apostles to all men!
Matt 28:19 does NOT say: go and teach all men to observe “scripture alone”, it does Not say go write books and let the people make their own faith!
Matt 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.
Acts 1:2 Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
Commanded to teach not to write “scripture alone”!
Commanded tradition not “scripture alone”!
Acts 2:42 And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Apostolic tradition (doctrine) Not scripture alone”!
Nor is there more than one Christian faith revealed by Christ and taught by the apostolic church!
Eph 4:5
The Authority of the apostolic church is binds the conscience of every Christian to believe the Christian faith or the truths revealed by Christ and found in the creeds, didache, dogma’s and Decree’s of apostolic councils.
The apostles are commanded by Christ to teach tradition.
One revelation of Jesus Christ!
Word (Verbal)
and
Epistle (scripture)
2 thes 2:15
We are commanded by Christ to obey tradition. Matt 28:19-20
Tradition (oral teaching) or every word the apostles heard from the mouth of Christ.
Obedience of faith! Rom 16:26
And scripture supports tradition.
Example of tradition: 1 cor 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you…
2 Thessalonians 2:15
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
Only Christ has authority to establish the one true church and to send the apostles to teach and sanctify all men unto eternal salvation, all sects are full of errors and the tradition of men devoid of grace, truth, and authority.
