The Deposit of Faith 11022011

Catholic Church derives all teaching authority from tradition Doctrine has come down from Christ This tradition preserved in written form in the “Bible” Contains the principle truths of faith taught to the apostles by Christ Inspired men moved by Spirit of God commit these matters to writing in early Church Short time after Christ’s Ascension, maybe within 20 years The need to preserve thse truths in permanent form was recognized Before any book was accepted as “authentic” However, Authority of an Apostle was demanded by Peter’s companion Similarly, though Luke was a man who had not seen Christ Book gained acceptance through St. Paul’s authority The Church has protected and guarded these books Which contained The revelations of Christ to His disciples Their Testimony concerning Him