The term gospel comes from a translation of the Greek noun euangelion - meaning "good tidings" or "good news". This means that when people are speaking of the four gospels in the bible, they are talking about the four recounts of the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Written by evangelists … [Read more...]
The Catholic Bible vs The Christian Bible
Catholics along with all other Christians are of the same faith, they also share many of the same common religious practices. As most other Christians follow the same version of the bible, we will be comparing the Catholic's version of the bible with the Protestant's version of the bible. The … [Read more...]
SEPTUAGINT QUOTES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Of the approximately 300 Old Testament quotes in the New Testament, approximately 2/3 of them came from the Septuagint (the Greek translation of the Old Testament) which included the deuterocanonical books that the Protestants later removed. This is additional evidence that Jesus and the apostles … [Read more...]
DEUTEROCANONICAL BOOKS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
Scripture Matt. 2:16 - Herod's decree of slaying innocent children was prophesied in Wis. 11:7 - slaying the holy innocents. Matt. 6:19-20 - Jesus' statement about laying up for yourselves treasure in heaven follows Sirach 29:11 - lay up your treasure. Matt.. 7:12 - Jesus' golden rule "do … [Read more...]
ORAL APOSTOLIC TRADITION
Scripture I. The Word of God is Transferred Orally Mark 13:31 - heaven and earth will pass away, but Jesus' Word will not pass away. But Jesus never says anything about His Word being entirely committed to a book. Also, it took 400 years to compile the Bible, and another 1,000 years to invent the … [Read more...]
SCRIPTURE ALONE (“SOLA SCRIPTURA”)
Scripture I. Scripture Alone Disproves "Scripture Alone" Gen. to Rev. - Scripture never says that Scripture is the sole infallible authority for God's Word. Scripture also mandates the use of tradition. This fact alone disproves sola Scriptura. Matt. 28:19; Mark 16:15 - those that preached the … [Read more...]