Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Saint Peter on Saint Paul - Scripture and Tradition

 Saint Peter wrote about the writings of Saint Paul.

2 Peter 3:15-16 And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

There are some things worth noting about this passage.

Saint Peter Recognized the Calling of Saint Paul

Peter called the calling on Paul "...the wisdom given unto him..."  This wisdom was from God.

Saint Peter Knew about Saint Paul's Writing

Peter wrote "hath written unto you. As also in all his epistles..."

Saint Peter Knew Saint Paul's Writings Were Difficult to Understand

Peter wrote "...speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood..."

People Misused the Words of Saint Paul

As Peter wrote "...which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest... unto their own destruction."

Saint Peter called the Writings of Saint Paul Scripture

Peter wrote: "...as they do also the other scriptures..."

Scripture Was Misused in the Earliest Times

Scripture, by itself, is insufficient for salvation. Scripture, uncoupled from the traditions of the church, is destruction to those who use it. This is even more true today than in those days.


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