ST3 - PASSING ON OF REVELATION

So Jesus’ teachings could reach people beyond His first followers

So Jesus’ teachings could remain only among His first followers

So Jesus’ teachings could change according to future human opinions

So Jesus’ teachings could depend only on personal Christian experiences

They wrote every teaching and recorded every action of Jesus.

They changed some teachings to fit the needs of their communities.

They created new teachings based on their personal understanding.

They preached the message and lived according to Jesus’ teachings.

The faith is passed on through Sacred Scripture but not through Sacred Tradition.

The faith is passed on through both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.

The faith is passed on through personal experiences rather than Church teachings.

The faith is passed on through Sacred Tradition but not through Sacred Scripture.

Scripture records the faith, while Tradition continues transmitting the faith.

Scripture changes the faith, while Tradition creates new forms of the faith.

Scripture replaces Tradition, while Tradition explains only historical events.

Scripture contains personal opinions, while Tradition contains individual experiences.

The written recording of faith received from Christ and the Apostles

The personal interpretation of faith received from Christ and the Apostles

The living transmission of faith received from Christ and the Apostles

The historical development of faith received from Christ and the Apostles

Faith must be learned, lived, taught, celebrated, and shared with others.

Faith must be changed, developed, explained, and adjusted by every generation.

Faith must be memorized, repeated, examined, and separated from daily life.

Faith must be interpreted, personalized, modified, and adapted by every believer.

The Apostles created traditions that replaced their mission in the Church.

The Apostles allowed individual Christians to determine their mission in the Church.

The Apostles transferred their mission directly to every Christian in the Church.

The Apostles appointed successors who continued their mission in the Church.

Priests continue the traditions personally practiced by the original Apostles.

Bishops continue the mission entrusted by Christ to the original Apostles.

Christians continue the customs personally developed by the original Apostles.

Families continue the religious practices personally created by the original Apostles.

They continue the Apostles’ lifestyle of traveling, preaching, and meeting communities.

They continue the Apostles’ experiences of witnessing every event in Jesus’ ministry.

They continue the Apostles’ mission of teaching, guiding, and caring for the Church.

They continue the Apostles’ personal relationships with the people who knew Jesus.

The bishop continues responsibilities connected with the Apostles’ mission.

The bishop receives responsibilities completely different from the Apostles’ mission.

The bishop creates responsibilities that were never connected with the Apostles’ mission.

The bishop replaces responsibilities that were originally given to the Apostles’ mission.

Bishops serve parishes, while priests guide dioceses and teach the universal Church.

Bishops celebrate all sacraments, while priests assist bishops during parish activities.

Bishops serve local communities, while priests lead dioceses and ordain other priests.

Bishops guide dioceses, while priests assist bishops in serving local communities.

He is the Bishop of Rome and has complete responsibility for every Church activity.

He is the Bishop of Rome and has a special responsibility for Church unity.

He is the Bishop of Rome and has exclusive responsibility for teaching the Gospel.

He is the Bishop of Rome and has personal authority over every Christian decision.

It allows the faithful to choose teachings that best fit their personal beliefs.

It allows the faithful to create teachings that best fit their personal experiences.

It allows the faithful to change teachings that no longer fit their personal situations.

It guides the faithful and helps keep Church teaching clear and consistent.

It selects and changes the faith according to the opinions of Church leaders.

It interprets and replaces the faith according to the practices of Christian communities.

It teaches and protects the faith received from Christ and the Apostles.

It creates and develops the faith according to the needs of modern Christians.

The Holy Spirit guides the Church and helps preserve and proclaim the faith.

The Holy Spirit changes the Church and helps develop completely new teachings.

The Holy Spirit replaces the Church and helps Christians create personal teachings.

The Holy Spirit controls the Church and helps leaders determine individual beliefs.

The Church replaces its teachings whenever Christians develop new personal beliefs.

The Church changes its teachings whenever society develops new ideas about religion.

The Church remains faithful to the faith while continuing to proclaim the Gospel.

The Church removes its traditions whenever modern Christians prefer different practices.

All Christians are called to witness to Christ through their lives and actions.

All Christians are called to teach official doctrine through their lives and actions.

All Christians are called to replace Church leaders through their lives and actions.

All Christians are called to create religious teachings through their lives and actions.

Reading the Gospel while waiting for Church leaders to handle everyday situations

Studying the Gospel while allowing personal opinions to guide everyday situations

Memorizing the Gospel while keeping Christ’s teachings separate from everyday situations

Sharing the Gospel while practicing Christ’s teachings in everyday situations

God continues to add new teachings to Scripture according to people’s lives today.

God continues to replace old teachings in Scripture according to people’s lives today.

God continues to speak to people through His Word in their lives today.

God continues to change the words of Scripture according to people’s lives today.

The Bible remains relevant because every biblical situation exactly matches life today.

The Bible remains relevant because Christians may change its teachings according to life today.

The Bible remains relevant because it contains specific answers to every modern problem today.

The Bible remains relevant because God continues speaking through His Word today.

The Bible developed as Church leaders created, organized, and changed religious traditions.

The Bible developed as God’s people experienced, preserved, and recorded their faith.

The Bible developed as Christian communities selected, created, and changed religious beliefs.

The Bible developed as individual believers interpreted, organized, and changed religious teachings.

God dictated every word while human authors simply copied everything into Scripture.

God worked with human authors through the Holy Spirit in writing Scripture.

Human authors worked independently while the Holy Spirit later guided everything in Scripture.

Human authors created every idea while God later approved everything written in Scripture.

The Bible is God’s historical Word that should mainly provide information about the past.

The Bible is God’s sacred Word that should mainly be memorized by Christian believers.

The Bible is God’s living Word that should influence how Christians live.

The Bible is God’s written Word that should remain separate from Christian living.

Reading the Bible and learning how the Church lives and hands on the faith

Reading the Old Testament and learning how the Church studies the New Testament

Reading the Gospels and learning how the Church studies the letters of Saint Paul

Reading biblical passages and learning how individual Christians explain those passages

Jesus entrusted the Apostles, and the Church continues through Scripture, Tradition, and Christian witness.

Jesus entrusted the Apostles, and the Church continues through personal opinions, customs, and Christian practices.

Jesus entrusted the Apostles, and the Church continues through modern teachings, personal beliefs, and Christian experiences.

Jesus entrusted the Apostles, and the Church continues through individual interpretations, religious practices, and Christian decisions.