Yes, it does. Then why don’t you post your verses and prove that the Roman Catholic church has the authority? I’m interested in the truth.
Notice that it says ALL scripture. Meaning all of the Word of God and absolutely no mention of traditions.
Your proof text has nothing in it that deals with authority…it deals specifically with inspiration, which is not at all contested by the Catholic Church. However, the historical fact is that the Catholic Church is the church that excercised its God-given authority to discern which writings were inspired and to canonize them.
As for your implied assertion concerning tradition, there are several relevent New Testament passages. For instance:
Matthew 2:5-6
5: They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it is written by the prophet:
6: `, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel.’” Verse 6 is not in the Old Testament. It’s actually Jewish traditional writings.
Matthew 2:23
23: And he went and dwelt in a city called Nazareth, that what was spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled, “He shall be called a Nazarene.” This verse is alos not in the Old Testament, and is also taken from Jewish tradaitional writings.
Acts 20:35
35: In all things I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, `It is more blessed to give than to receive.’" Can you locate that for me in the Gospels? Don’t ruin yourself trying…it’s not there, but it certainly follows along with John 21:25 which says not everything that Jesus said and did is written down which points out that even at this point oral Sacred Tradition existed.
1st Corinthians 10:4
4: and all drank the same supernatural drink. For they drank from the supernatural Rock which followed them, and the Rock was Christ. Can you find where the Old Testament says that the rock “followed them”? No you cannot. This is more Jewish Tradition accepted by the apostles.
1st Corinthians 11:2
2: I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I have delivered them to you. Oops, Paul passed on traditions and commeded Timothy for maintaining them.
2nd Thessalonians 2:15
15: So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter. Look! Traditions to stand firm in taught by the apostles either in letters
or by word of mouth. (emphasis mine)
2nd Thessalonians 3:6
6: Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness and not
in accord with the tradition that you received from us. (emphasis mine)
2nd Timothy 3:8
8: As Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of corrupt mind and counterfeit faith; Find me these two guys named in the old Testament. You can’t…it’s not there. It’s Jewish Tradition.
Jude 1:9
9: But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, disputed about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a reviling judgment upon him, but said, “The Lord rebuke you.” Please show me this in the Old Testament? What? You can’t find it? Possibly because it it a quote from the Assumption of Moses. A Jewish Traditional writing that Jude obviously thought inspired enough for him to quote into an inspired epistle.
Jude 1:14-15
14: It was of these also that Enoch in the seventh generation from Adam prophesied, saying, “Behold, the Lord came with his holy myriads,
15: to execute judgment on all, and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness which they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” Same as above, except this is from the Book of Enoch.
Pax Domini sit semper vobiscum,
