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Those passages[i.e. Mt 16:18-19, 2 Tim 1:13;2:2, 2 Thes 2:15;3:6, 1 Cor 11:1-2, 16, 23, 34; 2 Jn 12, Lk 1:1-4, Is 59:21, Luke 10:16, Mt 28:20, 1 Thes 1:8, 13; Acts 16:4, 2 Cor 3:2-3] speak nothing of "oral tradition".

just as “the Scriptures” refers to the oral Tradition of the Biblical Canon, so do these Scriptures refer to the Apostolic oral Tradition …

For instance, 2 Tim 1:13, 2:2,

Take as your norm the sound words that you heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. Guard this rich trust with the help of the holy Spirit that dwells within us….And what you heard from me through many witnesses entrust to faithful people who will have the ability to teach others as well.

Cf. also 2 Tim 1:6, 3:10-11, 14, 16

Taken with 1 Tim 4:14, 5:22 … we have strong testimony of Apostolic Succession, as prefigured by the O.T (cf. Ex 24:1, Lk10:1), the unanimity of the Church fathers, and the City of God (cf. Psalm 48:1-2, 12-14) … This Succession has the authority to “bind and loose ” (cf. Mt 16:19, Mt 18:18), i.e. interpret Scripture… and do so infallibly (“whatever you bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven”etc) … which leads us to the fullness of Life in the Church … in this sense the Scriptures are sufficient …but “Scripture Alone” is an un-Biblical phrase for this process …

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There is no possible way of determining what someone said nor if what they said was "inspired", i.e., infallible and inerrant.

it is very difficult to prove a negative, especially when the Scriptures testify to an infallible oral Message (cf. 1 Peter 1:25) and when the closing of the Canon is itself part of this Tradition ….

Last edited by patricius79; Thu Dec 10, 2009 3:43 PM.