Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Teaching Office of the Church
Victor R. Claveau, MJ
The spirit of the Catholic Church, the one true Church of Jesus Christ, rests on a unified network of Divine Source, much like the Trinitarian Godhead, which, should it suffer separation, would yield to error and spiritual disease. None of these three essences of Christianity can stand alone and still retain their fullness of potency. Rather, they work in concert to provide the intensity, richness, vibrancy, and the original translucency of God’s Truth. These structures are harmonious and indissolubly connected, each providing critical information divinely revealed, which together enable Mother Church to discern with accuracy the meaning of the Word of God. In order to better understand Catholic belief, it is necessary to analyze this infrastructure—the tri-fold foundation of Church teachings—Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Catholic Church).
Imagine you have before you an intricate picture puzzle of thousands of pieces. Further, imagine this puzzle represents the sum of God’s revelation. Everything we received from God through Jesus and the Apostles is contained within the framework of this picture.
For Catholics, the puzzle is made up of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, which comprises God’s complete public revelation. We have all the puzzle pieces visible before us.
Because non-Catholic Christians reject Sacred Tradition and recognize a collection of Sacred Scripture with seven plus books removed, it is impossible for them to visualize the complete picture. In the United States alone there are tens of thousands of religious groups, each trying to convince their members or potential converts they have the one and only truth. They have only part of the truth, and ministers ask congregations to trust in their personal interpretation of Sacred Scripture to fill in the gaps of the puzzle. In other words, people are asked to place their personal salvation in the hands of a person who is only guessing at what the complete picture looks like. It is a moral imperative that each person take responsibility for his or her understanding of God’s revelation. This can only be accomplished when there is sincere desire to serve God’s truth and follow wherever He leads.
Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Teaching Office of the Church
Victor R. Claveau, MJ
The spirit of the Catholic Church, the one true Church of Jesus Christ, rests on a unified network of Divine Source, much like the Trinitarian Godhead, which, should it suffer separation, would yield to error and spiritual disease. None of these three essences of Christianity can stand alone and still retain their fullness of potency. Rather, they work in concert to provide the intensity, richness, vibrancy, and the original translucency of God’s Truth. These structures are harmonious and indissolubly connected, each providing critical information divinely revealed, which together enable Mother Church to discern with accuracy the meaning of the Word of God. In order to better understand Catholic belief, it is necessary to analyze this infrastructure—the tri-fold foundation of Church teachings—Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium (the teaching authority of the Catholic Church).
Imagine you have before you an intricate picture puzzle of thousands of pieces. Further, imagine this puzzle represents the sum of God’s revelation. Everything we received from God through Jesus and the Apostles is contained within the framework of this picture.
For Catholics, the puzzle is made up of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, which comprises God’s complete public revelation. We have all the puzzle pieces visible before us.
Because non-Catholic Christians reject Sacred Tradition and recognize a collection of Sacred Scripture with seven plus books removed, it is impossible for them to visualize the complete picture. In the United States alone there are tens of thousands of religious groups, each trying to convince their members or potential converts they have the one and only truth. They have only part of the truth, and ministers ask congregations to trust in their personal interpretation of Sacred Scripture to fill in the gaps of the puzzle. In other words, people are asked to place their personal salvation in the hands of a person who is only guessing at what the complete picture looks like. It is a moral imperative that each person take responsibility for his or her understanding of God’s revelation. This can only be accomplished when there is sincere desire to serve God’s truth and follow wherever He leads.
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