CAN GOD BE LIMITED TO THE BIBLE?

Saturday, May 27, 2023


ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY, BP, (Opt. Mem.)


First Reading. Acts 28: 16-20, 30-31

Psalm. 11: 4, 5 and 7 (R. 7b)

Gospel. John 21: 20-25


TOPIC FOR REFLECTION


WHERE IS IT IN THE BIBLE?

Can a constitution be greater than a country?

Can a company's constitution be greater than the company's?

Can a society's constitution be greater than the society's?

Can your family history book be greater than your family?


In fact, are they not people who already existed in a country, company, or society, who wrote the constitution?

In that case, can you boldly say whatever is not in the Constitution does not exist?

Was not that the reason constitutions are being updated regularly?


Now, if we all can not dispute the above facts, why is it that Christians will be claiming that whatever is not written in the Bible is not genuine?

Why will a Christian say the Church is based on Bible alone, was the Church not existing before the collation of the book called the Bible?


Do you know that Judaism is the offshoot of both Christianity and Islam?

So, the Old Testament as contained in the Bible was the sacred scripture of the Jewish faith.


Therefore, the Old Testament was written at different times between about 1200 and 165 BC. The New Testament books were written by Christians in the first century AD.

Yet, was Judaism religion not existing before they thought of writing them?


The New Testament was written between about 50 and 100 AD

Remember that Christianity started or commenced with the descent of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost day, which was originally The Jewish feast day of thanksgiving for the first fruits of the wheat harvest, but it was later associated with a remembrance of the Law given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai.


The Pentecost by the name "pent" means 50. So, the Pentecost signifies 50 days after Jesus was resurrected from the dead. Do not forget that Jesus died at the age of 33.


Invariably, Christianity started in 33 AD.


Now, let us apply reason, how can Christianity which started in 33AD be contained in the New Testament written between 50 and 100 AD?


More so, history has it that St. John was about the year 100 AD when he died. No wonder today's Gospel testifies to John saying:


"This is the disciple who is bearing witness to these things, and who has written these things; we know that his testimony is true. But there are also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written."


Therefore, which other facts do we need to prove that St. John died within the period the New Testament writing was concluded, history has it that he was the last of the Apostles to die.


Well, in a nutshell, I will encourage us not to doubt the Church and its teachings.


These are the teaching authorities of the church.

1. Tradition... The Church (Jesus as head) existed before the Bible.

2. Bible... The Word of God (Jesus)

3. Magisterium... Current affairs according to the epoch of the time. (Jesus' presence in every epoch)


Peace ✌️ be with you.


Rev. Fr. Segun Oladeji, CRS.

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