To: neverdem; Chronos
And what of whether or not Christmas is biblical? Even if a person subscribes to Sola Scriptura, he should know that tradition precedes the Gospels (not written until 65-80 A.D.). He should know that the present canon of the New Testament wasn't compiled until the year 397 A.D. -- after the institution of Christmas. He should know that there is nothing in Scripture forbidding tradition. There are, however, passages indicating the legitimacy of tradition, such as 2 Thessalonians 2:15, which states, "So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter [emphasis mine]." The Canon was complete very much prior to 397CE. When Paul was talking about Traditions,
since Paul was a Jewish Pharisee,
What kind of Tradition was Paul talking about ?
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
31 posted on
12/24/2009 7:51:21 AM PST by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: UriÂ’el-2012
...Paul was a Jewish Pharisee...Well, Saul certainly was.
But St. Paul is Christian, a father of the Catholic Church.
32 posted on
12/24/2009 7:53:27 AM PST by
Petronski
(In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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