tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16987959.post533259536323011773..comments2023-09-08T06:00:52.885-05:00Comments on My Review: sola scriptura and authorityNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15947647596648031553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16987959.post-57125453093462540152008-04-02T02:23:00.000-05:002008-04-02T02:23:00.000-05:00Faith in a sense is "risky," but not a gamble like...Faith in a sense is "risky," but not a gamble like betting on how many fingers I have behind my back. Faith is reasonable and is based firmly on what we know, or it's not human faith, but unreasonable fideism or worse, superstition. [This doesn't mean that faith is contained by reason, merely that it cannot be against reason.]<BR/><BR/>Indeed, we are presented with the figure of Jesus in the New Testament. But what does the NT witness about Jesus mean? The Arian heresy is but one example of the difficulty of interpreting the NT witness. <BR/><BR/>Although some people may misuse the teachings of the Magisterium as some kind of false security blanket, they do so w/o the Church's blessing. The Magisterium of the Catholic Church merely aims to clarify what the witness of Scripture means. It doesn't propose to substitute for faith, but to help clarify (when necessary) what it is that is proposed for belief in the NT witness. <BR/><BR/>The Magisterium is to safeguard the witness of the Apostles to Jesus so that we may have confidence that what was given by Jesus in the 1st century is what we receive today. This witness, which the Church endeavors to proclaim to every creature, is proposed for belief, that all might receive salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. <BR/><BR/>Confidence in the Magisterium is grounded by our faith in Jesus who guarenteed that the gates of hell would not prevail against his Church, which is the pillar and bulwark of the truth.Jeremy Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09474886113396100056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16987959.post-40596613829115389082008-03-16T23:37:00.000-05:002008-03-16T23:37:00.000-05:00Amen...and, I'll have to start slipping the word "...Amen...<BR/><BR/>and, I'll have to start slipping the word "smarmy" into casual conversation..good stuff :)Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18064855298273754948noreply@blogger.com