Holy Scripture
Definition
The Church’s basis for preserving and disseminating Divine Revelation; understood (1) as the mechanism transmitting revealed truth, (2) as the source of doctrinal teaching, (3) as the Church’s witness to the Truth, and (4) as the life of the Holy Spirit in the Church — her continuous conscience and memory from Pentecost.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Divine Inspiration Θεοπνευστία
- Divine Revelation
- Holy Tradition Παράδοσις
- Patrology
- Supernatural Revelation
Biblical References
- Galatians 1:11-12 — *Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; instead I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ. *
- Galatians 1:8 — *But even if we (or an angel from heaven) should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be condemned to hell! *
- 2 Thessalonians 2:15 — *Therefore, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold on to the traditions that we taught you, whether by speech or by letter. *
- 1 Corinthians 11:2 — *I praise you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I passed them on to you. *
- John 17:8 — *because I have given them the words you have given me. They accepted them and really understand that I came from you, and they believed that you sent me. *
- 1 Corinthians 11:23 — *For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night in which he was betrayed took bread, *