Apologetics Paper
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
Sebastian Cornejo
Apologetics paper
Deacon Richard- P5
The scenario takes place between a knowledgeable Catholic man, and a practicing Protestant adult. The Catholic man is Charles, who is a family friend of Steve, and has a very in-depth knowledge of both the Catholic and Protestant faith. The Protestant adult is Steve, who is curious into learning the importance of the Catholic faith in Tradition and Scripture. Steve presents to Charles many legitimate questions about his faith and legitimacy of the Catholic tradition.
Steve: Hello Charles, may I come in?
Charles: Hey Steve, of course you can come in. So, is there anything I may help you with?
Steve: Yes Charles. I came here to ask you a couple of questions about the beliefs of the Catholic faith compared to the Protestant’s faith because I know you are a very knowledgeable person on the dogmas of the Catholic faith.
Charles: Yes absolutely ask me anything. I will do my best to answer all your questions.
Steve: I will start off with how has Sacred Tradition been significant to the manufacture of the Bible, and how does it still today?
Charles: If not for oral Tradition a good deal of the Bible would not have ever even been revealed, and that Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture together create the Divine Revelation. This Tradition, whether it is written or not, is always the same truth because it does not change just because it is not written down here there is one quote that helps exemplify it., “It (Deposit of faith) never changes, in the sense that doctrines are deleted or added, but there is an ongoing development of doctrine in the life of Church” (Marino 20). This supports that even though the doctrines of the Church do changes the truth that they presents remains the same.
Steve: Ok. So, I know that the dictionary term for tradition is the handing down of statements, beliefs, and customs orally or visibly from one person to another. Though,
Sebastian Cornejo
Apologetics paper
Deacon Richard- P5
The scenario takes place between a knowledgeable Catholic man, and a practicing Protestant adult. The Catholic man is Charles, who is a family friend of Steve, and has a very in-depth knowledge of both the Catholic and Protestant faith. The Protestant adult is Steve, who is curious into learning the importance of the Catholic faith in Tradition and Scripture. Steve presents to Charles many legitimate questions about his faith and legitimacy of the Catholic tradition.
Steve: Hello Charles, may I come in?
Charles: Hey Steve, of course you can come in. So, is there anything I may help you with?
Steve: Yes Charles. I came here to ask you a couple of questions about the beliefs of the Catholic faith compared to the Protestant’s faith because I know you are a very knowledgeable person on the dogmas of the Catholic faith.
Charles: Yes absolutely ask me anything. I will do my best to answer all your questions.
Steve: I will start off with how has Sacred Tradition been significant to the manufacture of the Bible, and how does it still today?
Charles: If not for oral Tradition a good deal of the Bible would not have ever even been revealed, and that Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture together create the Divine Revelation. This Tradition, whether it is written or not, is always the same truth because it does not change just because it is not written down here there is one quote that helps exemplify it., “It (Deposit of faith) never changes, in the sense that doctrines are deleted or added, but there is an ongoing development of doctrine in the life of Church” (Marino 20). This supports that even though the doctrines of the Church do changes the truth that they presents remains the same.
Steve: Ok. So, I know that the dictionary term for tradition is the handing down of statements, beliefs, and customs orally or visibly from one person to another. Though,
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