sources of wisdom and authority

• the three main sources of wisdom and authority for christians

  • the bible
  • the church
  • and the jesus
• jesus christ

  • hes the head of the Church
  • matthew 28:18 jesus says "all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me"
  • he is a sinless human, so serves as a role model to christians
• scripture

  • through scripture we know jesus' words and actions
  • the bible is considered by some to be the infallible book, word of god
  • most of church teachings are based on scripture
• tensions between sources of authority

  • protestants regard the bible as the supreme source of authority
  • catholic and orthodox theologians note that the church predates the bible
  • and both are trying to communicate christ's teaching