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Lastly, in Mark 7:6-9 (actually following to vs. 13), we find the Pharisees and Scribes questioning Jesus and His disciples for not adhering to the traditions of the Jewish elders by washing their hands before eating. Jesus confronts them about their hypocrisy by doing what seems good for the sake of appearances while ignoring the word of God. Jesus condemns them specifically for their adherence to the traditions of men while trampling on God's holy word. He specifically called out their practice allowance for refusing to give monetary support to poor parents--thus allowing them to starve--while claiming that their money was dedicated to God, in direct violation of the 5th commandment. Jesus thrashed the "holy" Scribes and Pharisees for rejecting the authority of scripture for the authority of their own traditions that they had passed down.

This doesn't make any sense at all. You think that this passage is an argument for sola scriptura? This passage is totally unrelated to our discussion. Jesus wrote down nothing and everything he handed down to the Apostles was by word and deed.

You know darn well that the New Testament clearly states in more than one place that NOT everything that Jesus handed down to the Apostles by word and deed is in the Bible. The NT clearly states that. I read it myself, Foo.

If it's not all written down, then, how did Jesus intend for it to be learned by us? He left good men, the Apostles, to teach us by word and the deed, as they learned from the words and deeds of Jesus.

There weren't enough written Bibles to go around for sola scriptura to be feasible, Foo, and most people couldn't read back then anyway.

The most logical approach is that the Word of God is both Holy Scripture AND Sacred Tradition. Sacred Tradition is what Jesus Himself handed down to the Apostles by word and deed.

This post was edited on 6/24/21 at 10:38 pm