francisdesales
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StoveBolts said:Thanks Joe,
Many people don't understand that there are many other writings by the Apostles, such as the Revelation of Peter that never made it into the Christian, authoratiative "Kanon" and fewer know that the OT was restructured theologically (The literal order of the OT was changed from it's Jewish order) to match the NT Canon's theological view. Besides, 2 Timothy 3:15-16 are kind of a pet peave with me :wink:
TTYL
Jeff
Jeff,
I agree with you, 2 Tim 3 is about the most mis-used verse of Scriptures, a wild attempt to prove something that it cannot, nor was meant to prove. Paul was not giving blanket Scripture coverage to all future writings of the Apostles - or alleged writings of apostles, for that matter.
RR,
I don't think ANYONE here thinks that God did not "write" the Scriptures. However, your means of achieving that knowledge is a circular argument. We know they are Scriptures because the Church that Christ established SAID it is Scriptures. We either believe that declaration or not, because it is NOT self-evident that EACH independent book or letter even BELONGS in that "list" or Kanon. Thus, the complaint you make about Christians not believing God wrote the Scriptures is just sour grapes.
I agree with St. Augustine, who (and mimicing Paul's writing to Timothy in the very chapter you quote elsewhere) knew the Scriptures and apostolic teachings were from God because he knew from where this determination came from.
But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it 2 Tim 3:14
"I would not believe the holy Gospels if it were not for the authority of the Holy Catholic Church." St. Augustine, Contra epistolam Manichaei 5, 6: PL 42, 176.
(An aside, it doesn't say "Roman"...)
Augustine knew Ambrose and the Catholic Church, just as Timothy knew Paul and other Catholics - from whom he learned God's teachings from. The teacher's way of life was proof enough that their teachings were from God.
Regards