Lesson 5: The Transmission of Divine Revelation

• Apostolic Succession

  Before Jesus returned to heaven he commissioned Apostles to continue his mission to share the message of salvation to all people
• The Gospel Challenge


  We are challenged to continue and share the mission
• TRADITION


  • Oral preaching
  • Examples
  • Observances that were handed on and received from Christ
• TRADITION

  The living and lived faith of the Church, passed down
• Types of Tradition

  • Oral Tradition
  • Written Tradition
• Oral Tradition


  Initially passed on by word of mouth
• Written Tradition


  Eventually some of it were put into writing
• Sola Scriptura


  Scripture only
• The Sacred Scriptures originated from oral tradition.
• Not all tradition had been written down, hence the Bible does not contain the entirety of the Revelation
• Tradition does not stop when it is written down. It continues in the life of the church
• John: 'Books cannot contain everything!'
• 2 Thes 2:15

  Because even if you have the textbooks, you still need the school and the teacher
• 1 Tim 3:15

  Because even if you have the textbooks, you still need the school and the teacher
• Record of Divine Revelation

  Deposit of Faith
• Sacred Tradition + Sacred Scripture

  • Deposit of Faith
• Types of Sacred Tradition

  • Cultural Tradition - can be changed or modified without destroying the integrity of our Christian Faith
  • Doctrinal Tradition - the living and lived faith of the church, can never be changed, modified or done away with or doing so would harm the integrity of Christian Faith