traditions in 2 Thess
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:07 pm
I am in (unwittingly rather) a brief discourse with someone on youtube about Catholicism. I`d normally let it go but my wife is Catholic and I really owe it to her to at least think about this.
To quote the person:
2 Thesalonians 2:15 teaches us to follow tradition. It's mentioned again in 3:6. There are numerous passages where faithful are instructed to follow tradition, and not just the written letter alone. My position is supported all over the new testament, and historically by the early Church fathers. Nowhere at all does scripture support what you're saying. So if you truly hold scripture above all other things then recognize that it's teaching that you are in serious error.
Is this mere proof-texting? And is so, how do I discern mere proof-texting?
I wouldn't be surprised if this has cropped up on this site before. Perhaps someone could point me in the right direction?
To quote the person:
2 Thesalonians 2:15 teaches us to follow tradition. It's mentioned again in 3:6. There are numerous passages where faithful are instructed to follow tradition, and not just the written letter alone. My position is supported all over the new testament, and historically by the early Church fathers. Nowhere at all does scripture support what you're saying. So if you truly hold scripture above all other things then recognize that it's teaching that you are in serious error.
Is this mere proof-texting? And is so, how do I discern mere proof-texting?
I wouldn't be surprised if this has cropped up on this site before. Perhaps someone could point me in the right direction?