Church Tradition

• The authority of Church tradition

  Each Church has a body of Holy tradition that is part of its authority and some claim their tradition dates back to Jesus and his Apostles.
• Church tradition


  Each Church tradition has its pattern of worship and ritual, its approach to the ecumenical councils and its leadership structure and organisation
• 1. God
  2. Scripture
  3. General revelation, other forms of special revelation and the Church
  4. Catholic Tradition
  5. Protestant Tradition
• Catholic tradition


  Established worship and ritual

  Catholic tradition is in the Apostolic tradition originating from Jesus

  Catholic structure and leadership are in the the Apostolic succession stemming from the Apostles
• Protestant tradition

  Broad range of structured and unstructured worship focused on Jesus and his word.

  The protestant scripture of 'sola scriptura' - scripture alone