Anonymous said...
You said that all Catholic Traditions are in Scripture. What about Roman Catholic traditions such as the Marian dogmas,
You said that all Catholic Traditions are in Scripture. What about Roman Catholic traditions such as the Marian dogmas,
Mary, Mother of God:
Luke 1:43
43 And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
Mary's Assumption and Queen of Heaven:
Revelation 12:1
King James Version (KJV)
1 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:
Mary, Mother of all believers:
Revelation 12:17
King James Version (KJV)
17 And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
Those are the explicit doctrines. The others are implied and can be derived by implied statements in Scripture.
purgatory,
1 Cor 3:15
1 Corinthians 3:15
King James Version (KJV)
15 If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
the rosary
The Rosary is a prayer and meditation on the life of Christ.
and the Sabbatine Privilege?
It is invoked by the authority granted the Church by Christ to bind and loose:
Matthew 16:18-19
King James Version (KJV)
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Am I to believe these traditions are also part of the Scriptures when the apostles never taught such things?
The Apostles taught all Catholic Doctrine either explicitly or implied. That is true whether you believe it or not.
Sincerely,
De Maria
