Many Christians get caught up in the relationship between Scripture and Tradition. Some are vehemently against Tradition, in favor of a Bible alone approach. Others emphasize the connection between the two that we find in history. And others Seem to almost place Tradition above Scripture, although they would not admit it.
I am not saying I fully understand the dynamic and complicated relationship between the two. Trust me, greater minds have mulled over this for years and we still don't have a universal consensus. But I have some thoughts. Some thoughts that may or may not lead anywhere, but thoughts nonetheless. This is a somewhat informal journal after all.
Scripture was indeed birthed through the Tradition of the Christian Church. Granted, the Scriptures were inspired by God and are by no means the product of man. But the God did indeed give the Scriptures to us through the Church. The Church was the vehicle by which He conveyed the message of the Holy Writ. The Inspired biblical writers penned it, the Early church used it and affirmed it, and the Church of the Ages has passed it down to us in incredible detail. So when some say that the Scriptures were a product of the Church, they are partially correct.
But we must remember something very important. Yes, the Church was the tool by which the Scriptures were made, but that it is ultimately subject to it. The Scriptures are True, we know this. So anything the Church may say contrary to them, must be regarded as inferior and ultimately untrue.
