MidnightCall Magazine
In this issue:
- Before the Last Flood — By Norbert Lieth
- Gaza Flotilla: Aggression or Self-Defense? — By Arno Froese
- Far East AsiaTrendsToday – Part III:Geo-prophecy or Geopolitics? — By Wilfred Hahn
News From Israel MagazineIn this issue:
- The Myth of the Al-Aqsa Mosque: Part 1 — By Herbert Novitsky
- ON THE HORIZON:
- Obama Honors Jewish Heritage Month
- Building an Electronic Human Brain
- ‘Iran Critics Must Get Rid of Nukes,’ Says Turkish PM
- Israel Joins Prestigious OECD Club
- Israel Accepted after Unanimous Vote
- Spy Satellite Successfully Launched
Catholicism
Dear Editor,
While reading my October 2009 issue of your magazine (Midnight Call), I noticed some comments you made in regard to the Catholic Church as part of your cover story article (“The Exclusive Church”) that I wanted to address. I should also point out that this is not the first time you have made such anti-Catholic (Church anyway) comments.
You make mention that the Catholic Church states that you cannot solely rely on The Holy Scriptures, which you clearly believe is the only thing you should rely on. This theology is known as Sola Scriptura (By Scripture Alone) and is flawed by its own standards (re: The Scriptures Themselves)!
If you read The Gospel According to John Chapter 21 verse 25, you will see that it clearly says, ”Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world would not have room for the books that would be written.” This states that not everything was written down (in our beloved Bible).
If you then read one of the Epistles from the Apostle Paul, specifically 2 Thessalonians 2:15, you will see that he states, “So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the teachings we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.” Now since the letters became the Epistles of our canonized New Testament…where is the word of mouth? Do you not see this verse as clearly speaking of an oral (sacred) tradition?
I am not saying that the Catholic Church is absolutely correct on everything, but they are not wrong on everything either. I believe The Reformation Movement (in its rebellion against Rome) has lost the “Sacred Tradition” and therefore completely dismisses it in error. In fact, they violate the scriptures themselves that they are saying they solely uphold. You apparently seem to fit into this category with these most recent comments in the above referenced article and others you have made in past articles.
I would really like to know your thoughts on this.
-J. Crowe, NJ
Answer: Either we have the full counsel of God to man contained in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, or we don’t. That is the issue. You asked, “Where is the word of mouth?” The words were proclaimed by the apostles and evangelists. Today, millions of servants of the Lord proclaim “the word of mouth,” the Gospel. But whatever we say should never be placed on the same level as Holy Scripture.
Second Timothy 3:16 says, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.” That is an accomplished fact; it is given, and we don’t have to add anything to it. Sola Scriptura, nothing more, nothing less. No provision is made in Scripture to add “sacred tradition.”
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