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Literal Scriptural Passages of Catholic
Doctrine
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Topics
Eucharist Real Presence
It is Finished
Baptism
Jesus United to His Church
Church Authority and Hierarchy
Confession
Mary
Individual Responsibility
Justification, not by Faith Alone
Bible, NOT Alone
Jesus is God,
Quick Verse
Eucharist Real Presence
Matthew 26:26-28
“Take and eat; this is my
body.
... this is my blood of the covenant, which
will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.”
Also see
Mark 14:22-24,
Luke 22: 19-20.
John
6:48-64
“the bread that I will give is my flesh ... “Amen,
amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink
his blood, you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life... For my flesh is true food, and my
blood is true drink. Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my blood ...”
1
Corinthians 10:16
“a participation in
the blood of Christ?”
John
15:4-6
“If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch
and withers... thrown into the fire...”
John
6:56
“He who eats my flesh and
drinks my blood abides in me.”
The word “abide” in the above verses, Jn 6:56
and 15:6, is the same Greek word, Strong’s number 3306, which is
sometimes translated as “remain,” or as in this case “abide.” The
context makes clear that we must remain, or abide, in Christ because if
we do not remain in His grace then we lose that union with Him by which
we are saved.
See
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It
is Finished
John
19:30
“…It is finished…”
The “it” here cannot be a reference to our
Justification because we read in
Romans 4:25
“ …who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our
justification.”
1
Corinthians 15:17
“If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are
still in your sins.”
Lk 13:32
“(Jesus says)
‘Behold, I cast out demons and I perform healings today and tomorrow,
and on the third day I accomplish my purpose.” NAB
The third day is a reference to Easter
Sunday, the day He rose from the dead.
See
Complete Bible Verses
Baptism
– is a saving Sacrament and the means into a saving
relationship with Jesus Christ.
1
Peter 3:21
“This prefigured baptism,
which saves you now.”
Romans 6:3-4
“ baptized into Christ Jesus”
Titus
3:5
“... saved us through the bath
of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit”
Acts 2:38
“Repent, and be baptized ... for the forgiveness
of your sins; and you shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit.’ ”
Acts
22:13-16
“baptized and your sins washed
away”
Matthew 28:18-20
“make disciples ... baptizing them ...”
See
Complete Bible Verses
Jesus United to His Church
Acts
9:4-5
“ Saul, why are you persecuting me? ”
Matthew 25:40, 45-46
“did
for one of these least ... you did for
me..”
Luke 10:16
“Whoever listens to you listens to me.”
See
Complete Bible Verses
Church Authority and Hierarchy
Saint Peter’s role as the earthly head of the
Church
Matthew 23:1-3
“chair of Moses.”
Matthew 16:16-19
“you are Peter, and
upon this
rock I will build my church ... I will give you the keys of the
kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in
heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
John
1:42
“called Kephas (which is
translated Peter).”
John
21:15-17
“Feed my lambs ...Tend my sheep. ...Feed my
sheep.”
Luke
22:28-32
“It is you who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer a
kingdom on you, just as my Father
... Satan has demanded to sift all of you
[plural] like wheat, but I have prayed that your [singular] own
faith may not fail ...”
[The original meaning of the Greek explained in
brackets above.]
1
Timothy 3:15
“the church
... the pillar and
foundation of truth.”
1
Timothy 4:13-16
“... attend to the reading, exhortation, and teaching.
... imposition of hands.”
2
Timothy 1:6
“imposition of my hands.”
See detailed explanation of what the laying or
imposition of hands means in
Apostolic Succession.
Titus
1:5
“ you
... appoint presbyters
... as I
directed you ...”
Titus
2:15
“Exhort and correct with all authority...”
To read more on the hierarchical aspect of the
Church, see
Apostolic Succession.
See
Complete Bible Verses
Confession
and How One Obtains Forgiveness of Sins
Committed After Baptism
John
20:21-23
“Receive the holy Spirit. Whose
sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are
retained.”
James
5:14-16
“… summon the presbyters
... confess your sins to one another
.”
(Notice it does not say to confess ones sins
only to God.)
1
John 5:16-17
“sin that is not deadly.”
Therefore, some sins are venial and some are
mortal.
See
Complete Bible Verses
Mary
Luke
1:46-48
“And Mary said,
‘My soul magnifies the Lord ... all generations will call me blessed
...”
See Additional dedicated page on
Mary in the
Bible
Individual Responsibility
James
4:17
“So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it,
it is a sin.”
Luke
12:48
“ … and the servant who was ignorant
of his master’s will but
acted in a way deserving of a severe beating
shall be beaten only
lightly.”
See
Complete Bible Verses
Justification, not by Faith Alone
James
2:24
“See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.”
Romans 2:5-11
“... just
judgment of God, who will
repay everyone according to his works...”
Philippians 2:12-13
“work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” RSV
Matthew 25:31-45
“ For I was hungry and you gave me food...”
Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the
kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father’ ”
Matthew 19:16-19
“... to have eternal life?’ ... keep the commandments.” RSV
1
John 5:2-3
“... obey his commandments. For this is the love of God,
that we keep his commandments.”
1
John 5:1-3
“For the love of God is this, that we
keep his commandments.”
Hebrews 5:9
“salvation for all
who
obey him”
Hebrews 12:14
“Strive ... for the holiness without
which no one will see the Lord.” RSV
Matthew 24:13
“But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.”
Colossians 1:24
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings
for your sake ...”
Galatians 5:6
“ faith working through love.”
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things in him who strengthens me.”
Matthew 18:33-35
“ to the jailers, till ... Father
will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from
your heart.” RSV
Matthew 6:12, 14-15
“ if you do not forgive
men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
1 Corinthians 7:18-19
“For neither
circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the
commandments of God.”
Galatians 5:19-22
“Now the works of the flesh
are ... those who do such
things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
1
Corinthians 13:2-3
“ … and if I have all faith,
so as to remove mountains, but have
not love, I am nothing.” RSV
Romans 1:5
“ obedience of faith …”
Romans 16:26
“ obedience of faith ...”
2
Corinthians 5:10
“before the judgment seat ... according to what he has done in
the body.” RSV
Revelation 20:12
“The dead were judged according to their deeds...”
See
Complete Bible Verses
Bible, NOT Alone
1
Corinthians 11:2
“ hold fast
to the traditions...”
2
Thessalonians 2:15
“hold fast to the traditions ... by an oral
statement or by a letter...”
See
Complete Bible Verses
Purgatory
1 Corinthians 3:9-17
“Each man’s work will become manifest; for the Day will disclose
it, because it will be revealed with fire,
and the fire will test what sort of work
each one has done...If any man’s work is burned
up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but
only as through fire.”
Lk
12:59; 1 Cor 3: 9-17 “... temporary agony.
Heb
12:6-11 “... God's painful discipline.
Mt
12:32 “... no forgiveness ... nor in the age to come.”
1
Pet 3: 18-19 - Mat 5:25-26 ... (purgatory) - “prison”
Rev
21:27 “... nothing unclean shall enter heaven.”
Matthew
6:14-15 Our forgiveness must be perfect
Heb
12:23 ... souls in heaven are perfect.
Col
1:24; 2 Sam 12:14 ... extra... suffering.
2
Mac 12:43-46 ... sacrifice for the dead.
2
Tim 1:15-18 ... prayer for Onesiphorus for "that Day."
1 Jn
5:14-17 ... mortal/venial sins - Not all sins Deadly, i.e. mortal
2
Sam 12:13-14 Guilt vs punishment
See more on
Purgatory
Misc
John
5:16-17
“My Father is at work until
now, so I am at work.”
Full Verse
Eucharist Real Presence
Matthew 26:26-28
“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing,
broke it, and giving it to his disciples said,
“Take and eat; this is my
body.”
Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink
from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which
will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.”
Also see
Mark 14:22-24,
Luke 22: 19-20.
John
6:48-64
“I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna
in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down
from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the
living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will
live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of
the world.” The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,
“How can this man give us (his) flesh to eat?”
Jesus said to them, “Amen,
amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink
his blood, you do not have life within you.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will
raise him on the last day. For
my flesh is true food, and my
blood is true drink. Whoever
eats my flesh and drinks my blood
remains in me and I in him. .. .. .
64 But there are some of you who
do not believe.” Jesus knew from the
beginning the ones who would not believe and
the one who would betray
him.”
1
Corinthians 10:16
“The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not
a participation in
the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation
in the body of Christ?”
John
15:4-6
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by
itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide
in me.5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in me, and I
in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do
nothing.6 If a man does not abide in me, he is cast forth as a branch
and withers; and the branches are gathered,
thrown into the fire and
burned.” Cf. Ezekiel 15:6-7 “…the fire shall devour them.”
John
6:56
“He who eats my flesh and
drinks my blood abides in me, and I in
him.”
The word “abide” in the above verses, Jn 6:56
and 15:6, is the same Greek word, Strong’s number 3306, which is
sometimes translated as “remain,” or as in this case “abide.” The
context makes clear that we must remain, or abide, in Christ because if
we do not remain in His grace then we lose that union with Him by which
we are saved.
It
is Finished
John
19:30
“…It is finished…”
The “it” here cannot be a reference to our
Justification because we read in
Romans 4:25
“ …who was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our
justification.”
1
Corinthians 15:17
“If Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are
still in your sins.”
Baptism
– is a saving Sacrament and the means into a saving
relationship with Jesus Christ.
1
Peter 3:21
“This prefigured baptism,
which saves you now.”
Romans 6:3-4
“Or are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were
baptized into his death? We were indeed buried with him through
baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by
the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life.”
Titus
3:5
“not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of
his mercy, he saved us through the bath
of rebirth and renewal by the holy Spirit”
Acts
2:38
“And Peter said to them, ‘Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins; and you shall receive
the gift of the Holy Spirit.’ ”
Acts
22:13-16
“ … Saul, my brother, regain your sight… “The God of our
ancestors designated you to know his will … Now, why delay? Get up and
have yourself baptized and your sins washed
away, calling upon
his name.”
Matthew 28:18-20
“Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and
on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and
make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Jesus United to His Church
Acts
9:4-5
“ … saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’
He said, ‘Who are you, sir?’ The reply came, ‘I am Jesus, whom you
are persecuting. …’ ”
Matthew 25:40, 45-46
“ ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did
for one of these least
brothers of mine, you did for
me.’ … He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say
to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do
for me.’ And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the
righteous to eternal life.”
Luke 10:16
“Whoever listens to you listens to me.
Whoever rejects you
rejects me. And whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.”
Church Authority and Hierarchy
Saint Peter’s role as the earthly head of the
Church
Matthew 23:1-3
“Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, “The
scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the
chair of Moses.
Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do
not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice.
Therefore, a person's sins do not disqualify them
from being an authority in teaching and governing God's Church.
Matthew 28:18-20
“Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and
on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded
you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Matthew 16:16-19
“Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the
living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon
son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my
heavenly Father. And so I say to you,
you are Peter, and
upon this
rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not
prevail against it. I will give you the keys
to the kingdom of
heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and
whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
John
1:42
“... . Jesus looked at him and said, “You are
Simon the son of
John; you will be called Kephas” (which is
translated Peter).”
John
21:15-17
“When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
“Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him,
“Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him,
“Feed my lambs.”
“He then said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?”
He said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” He said to him,
“Tend my sheep.”
“He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of
John, do you love me?” Peter was distressed that he had said to him a
third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know
everything; you know that I love you.” (Jesus) said to him, “Feed my
sheep.”
Luke
22:28-32
“It is you who have stood by me in my trials; and I confer a
kingdom on you, just as my Father
has conferred one on me, that you may
eat and drink at my table in my kingdom; and you will sit on thrones
judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
31 “Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you
[plural] like wheat, but I have prayed that your [singular] own
faith may not fail; and once you [singular] have turned back, you must
strengthen your brothers.”
[The original meaning of the Greek explained in
brackets above.]
1
Timothy 3:15
“But if I should be delayed, you should know how to behave in the
household of God, which is the church
of the living God, the pillar and
foundation of truth.”
1
Timothy 4:13-16
“Until I arrive, attend to the reading, exhortation, and teaching.
14 Do not neglect the gift you have, which was conferred on you through
the prophetic word with the imposition of hands
of the presbyterate. .
.. .. Attend to yourself and to your teaching; persevere in both tasks,
for by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
2
Timothy 1:6
“For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift
of God
that you have through the imposition of my hands.
See detailed explanation of what the laying or
imposition of hands means in
Apostolic Succession.
2
Timothy 2:2
“And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to
faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well.
Titus
1:5
“For this reason I left you
in Crete so that you might set right
what remains to be done and appoint presbyters
in every town, as I
directed you,
Titus
2:15
“Say these things. Exhort and correct with all authority.
Let no
one look down on you.
To read more on the hierarchical aspect of the
Church, see
Apostolic Succession.
Confession
and How One Obtains Forgiveness of Sins
Committed After Baptism
John
20:21-23
“(Jesus) said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father
has sent me, so I send you.” And when he had said this, he
breathed on them and said to them,
“Receive the holy Spirit. Whose
sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are
retained.”
James
5:14-16
“… summon the presbyters
of the church … If he has committed any
sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one another
and … The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.”
(Notice it does not say to confess ones sins
only to God.)
1
John 5:16-17
“If anyone sees his brother sinning, if the sin is not deadly, he
should pray to God and he will give him life. This is only for those
whose sin is not deadly. There is such a thing as deadly sin, about
which I do not say that you should pray. All wrongdoing is sin,
but there is sin that is not deadly.
Therefore, some sins are venial and some are
mortal.
Mary
Luke 1:46-48
“And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has regarded
the low estate of his handmaiden.
For behold, henceforth all
generations will call me blessed..."
See Additional dedicated page on
Mary in the
Bible
Individual Responsibility
John
9:41
“Jesus said to them, ‘If you were blind, you would have no sin;
but now you are saying, “We see,” so your sin remains.’ ”
John
15:22
“If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have no sin;
but as it is they have no excuse for their sin.”
James
4:17
“So for one who knows the right thing to do and does not do it,
it is a sin.”
Luke
12:48
“ … and the servant who was ignorant
of his master’s will but
acted in a way deserving of a severe beating
shall be beaten only
lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much,
and
still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
Justification, not by Faith Alone
James
2:24
“See how a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
Romans 2:5-11
“By your stubbornness and impenitent heart, you are storing up
wrath for yourself for the day of wrath and revelation of the just
judgment of God, who will
repay everyone according to his works: eternal life to
those who seek glory, honor, and immortality through perseverance in
good works, but wrath and fury to those who selfishly disobey the
truth and obey wickedness. Yes, affliction and distress will
come upon every human being who does evil, Jew first and then Greek.
But there will be glory, honor, and peace for everyone
who does good,
Jew first and then Greek. There is no partiality with God.
Philippians 2:12-13
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have
always obeyed, so now, not
only as in my presence but much more in my absence,
work out your own
salvation with fear and trembling; for
God is at work in you, both to
will and to work for his good pleasure." RSV
Matthew 25:31-45
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with
him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations
will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from
another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed
by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation
of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was
thirsty and you gave me drink, .. .. .. Then he will say to
those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire
prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you
gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a
stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing,
ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’ Then they
will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a
stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’
He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of
these least ones, you did not do for me.’
Matthew 7:21-23
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the
kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in
heaven. Many will say to me on that day,
‘Lord, Lord, did we
not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did
we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them
solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’
Matthew 19:16-19
“And behold, one came up to him, saying, ‘Teacher, what good
deed must I do, to have eternal life?’ And he said to him, ‘… If you
would enter life, keep the commandments.’ He said to him, ‘Which?’
And Jesus said, ‘You shall not kill,
You shall not commit adultery, You
shall not steal…’ ” RSV
1
John 5:2-3
“By this we know that we love the children of God, when we
love
God and obey his commandments. For this is the love of God, that we
keep his commandments.”
1
John 5:1-3
“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by
God, and everyone who loves the father loves (also) the one begotten by
him. In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love
God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we
keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome”
Hebrews 5:9
“ … he (Christ) became the source of eternal salvation for all
who obey him”
Hebrews 12:14
“Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness
without
which no one will see the Lord.” RSV
Matthew 24:13
“But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
Colossians 1:24
“Now I rejoice in my sufferings
for your sake, and in my flesh I
am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of
his body, which is the church,
Galatians 5:6
“For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is
of any avail, but faith working through love.”
Philippians 4:13
“I can do all things in him who strengthens me.”
Matthew 18:33-35
“ ‘ … and should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant,
as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his lord delivered him to the
jailers, till he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly
Father
will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from
your heart.” RSV
Matthew 6:12, 14-15
“And forgive us our debts, As we also have forgiven our
debtors … 14 For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly
Father also will forgive you; but if you do not forgive
men their
trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
1 Corinthians 7:18-19
“For neither
circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but keeping the commandments of God."
Romans 11:13-24
“Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. … 19 You will say, 'Branches
were broken off so that I might be grafted in.' That is true. They
were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast only
through faith. So do not become proud, but stand in awe. For if God
did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. Note
then the kindness and the severity of God: severity toward those who
have fallen, but God’s kindness to you, provided you continue in his
kindness; otherwise you too will be cut
off.” RSV
Galatians 5:19-22
“Now the works of the flesh
are plain: fornication, impurity,
licentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger,
selfishness, dissension, party spirit, envy, drunkenness, carousing, and
the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that
those who do such
things shall not inherit the kingdom of God."
1
Corinthians 13:2-3
“ … and if I have all faith,
so as to remove mountains, but have
not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver my
body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.” RSV
Now if St. Paul believed
that we are saved by faith alone he would have had to say,
“If I only have faith at
least I am a saved Christian.”
Romans 1:5
“... through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring
about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all
the nations …"
Romans 16:26
“... but is now disclosed and through the prophetic writings is
made known to all nations, according to the command of the eternal God,
to bring about the obedience of faith ..."
RSV (emphasis added)
2
Corinthians 5:10
“For we must all appear before
the judgment seat of Christ, so
that each one may receive good or evil, according to what he has done in
the body.” RSV
Revelation 20:12
“I saw the dead, the great and the lowly, standing before the
throne, and scrolls were opened. Then another scroll was opened, the
book of life. The dead were judged according to their deeds, by what was
written in the scrolls.”
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Justification
Bible, NOT Alone
We must distinguish between Bible Exegesis and Bible Isogesis. Exegesis
is where we determine what the Bible is saying. Isogesis means to read
into the Bible what the Bible is not saying.
1
Corinthians 11:2
“I praise you because you remember me in everything and
hold fast
to the traditions, just as I handed them on to you.”
2
Thessalonians 2:15
“Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions
that you were taught, either by an oral
statement or by a letter of
ours.”
While some traditions are bad the Traditions passed
on by the Apostles through the Church are to be adhered to. Some are
oral and some are by letter, that is the written Bible. For example the
Canon of the Bible, that is, the list of books that belong in it - 73
books and not 66 books - are passed on by oral tradition.
Misc
John
5:16-17
“Therefore, the Jews began to persecute Jesus because he did this
on a sabbath. But Jesus answered them,
“My Father is at work until
now, so I am at work.”
1
Corinthians 9:22
“I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means
save some.”
See more on :
Jesus is God,
Purgatory
Also see
Graham Osborne's List of Bible Verses
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