Vatican II Council's Interpreting Scripture Analysis

When looking at the common theme that Barth develops in God Here and Now, it becomes apparent for the need of congregation to justify, ratify, and promote the Bible as the living word of God. When and where the Bible constitutes its own authority and significance, it mediates the very presence of God through the congregation. Encountering this presence in the Church, among those whose lives presume living through the Bible’s power and meaning. Barth states that the Bible must become God's Word and this occurs only when God wills to address us in and through it. The Christ-event is God's definitive self-disclosure, while Scripture and preaching are made to correspond to him as a faithful witness becomes the perfect statement according to

The association further believes there is only one true interpretation of Scripture, although there may be several applications. The true meaning lies in the text and is that which the divinely-guided author willed to convey. It is recoverable through careful application of a literal (grammatical, historical, contextual) method of interpretation under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and in the community of Christ. The Holy Spirit illumines the text, enabling the reader to embrace the significance of what God has communicated, and to see the glory of Christ in the Word of God. To sum this up, they believe they are right about

The Catechism of the Catholic Church was written to clearly present the deposit of Christian doctrine so that it may be easily accessible to all people. It includes the “teaching of Sacred Scripture, the living Tradition and the authentic Magisterium, as well as the heritage of the spiritual Fathers, Doctors and saints of the Church.”3 Within the four sections of the Catechism, the Profession of the Faith, the Celebration of the Christian Mystery, Life in Christ and Christian are addressed in depth and articulated in a way that can be understand by all. With great excitement, St. John Paul the Great declared it to be a sure norm for teaching the Catholic faith.

The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is much indebted to Saint Pope John Paul II for its growth and acceptance in the Church through the unfailing support it received throughout his Pontificate. At a special audience on 7 May 1981 to the participants of the Fourth International Leaders’ Conference in Rome, Saint John Paul II said that he made his own the words of St Paul, “I give thanks to God every time I think of you” (Phil 1:3).

As individuals, in this community, they do not have to listen to only one person talk about God’s word, and have to belief what they hear. They can perform individualism, reading the bible for themselves and interpreting what they feel God wants them to read. Through this freedom to read the word of God for themselves. The people can share their ideas on what the verses in the bible are trying to interpret, and come to a better understanding, within themselves, on what their purpose in life is.

Different Church denominations have unique ways of preaching the Gospel to its followers with some reading only one book after worship songs as others engage in the interpretation of different verses to gain more understanding. In the Catholic Church, the Sunday Mass always involves reading different verses of the bible before the main summon that is then accompanied by a Psalm verse. The readings chosen have specific thematic concerns used to elaborate the meaning of the biblical message to the congregation. The Sunday chosen for bible analysis is the 18th January 2015. During the Mass, three readings were considered: 1st Samuel Chapter 3 Verse 3b-10 and 19; 1st Corinthians Chapter 6 Verse 13c-15a and 17-20; and John Chapter 1 Verse 35-42. Additionally, the Book of Psalms Chapter 40 Verse 2+4, 7-8a, 8b-9, and 10 was also reviewed. As such, the key thematic concern evident from the reading include answering God’s Call, Sanctification, and submission to the Lord. Love for the Lord dies quickly if there is seldom dialogue of the human person and God. The major concern of the reading is the Lord speaking to us and our response, because He loves us. Thus, the reason why these Readings and Gospel are put together stands in the idea of the answering God’s Call and invite Him to have a personal relationship with us. In the First Reading from the First Book of Samuel(3:3b-10,19) is presented the story of God calling Samuel who later became an important disciple. The Second Reading

The first place churchgoers must show love and compassion to others is in the Eucharist. But before crossing themselves with Holy water and then crossing the threshold of the nave, they must first leave every personal preference, faulty religious conditioning, nostalgic interest, and temporal attachment outside

In Catholic understanding, the Church is not solely that which bears the teachings of Christ himself, thus the Christian belief of hope and love, but also the instrument of divine justice and worldly responsibility. Within these premises, the council's mission is not limited at reminding individuals of the righteous teaching, but can incorporate several other actions such as the enacting of the religious mass, how the Church manifests itself or issues pertaining to how the Church acts within certain periods of time. Thus, one such council holds the power to not only to change the patterns of

The roles of people in the church were redefined, as the Pope established himself clearly as a man of action, and not unreachable ‘God like’ figure. He did not submit to his power and instead worked together and worked for the people to make worshipping Christ more meaningful. The sacraments were developed to involve the congregation and improve the expression of Christian beliefs as the church was modernized and clericalism was removed.

Bible reading serves at least two purposes in a Pentecostal’s devotional life. First, it supports the existing theological framework of beliefs about the “primacy of the Bible as the sole authority regarding matters of faith” (“Library.” Worship and Devotion in Daily Life.). It also allows readers to engage their spiritual gifts again in terms of allowing the Holy Spirit to direct their reading, to “point” them in the right direction, and possibly to have a word of

Focusing on the sanctification, it is easy to find a clue in role of the Holy Spirit, and one’s relationship with God. In the book, An Introduction to Ecclesiology, Veli- Matti Karkkainen mentions the sanctification and participation in the sacraments as a way of attaining strength to be the body of Christ. Wesley is also said to have spoken very eloquently that “the church” has been bought with the blood of Christ, and comprises of “whom God hath so called out of the world as to entitle them to the preceding character.” In other words, one needs to be a disciple of Christ, to receive the Holy Spirit. According to 1 John 2:22, one needs to believe in Christ as Son of God, and God as the Father, and only then one can abide in God, the Trinity that is one. This means that it is necessary for one to have faith in God, and that one cannot be a believer having half, or no faith in the knowledge of the existence of God. Speaking of one’s faith in God, Karl Barth writes about the church as one that is “grounded in an eternal election, realized through a divine calling, and alive in faith and obedience through the Holy

There are many organizations or careers what could surprise any person that wants to know the primary role of them. One of these organizations is the Catholic Church that is considered the oldest one. After Jesus Christ, the church continued with a new leader, Saint Peter, who became the first Pope of the Catholic Church. Since the first century till these present days, the Catholic Church has continued its mission and expanded where it almost shows in every country in the world. Its mission has varied among the priests’ missionaries, volunteer works and the humanitarian aids. To understand the Catholic Church mission and its continuity for two thousand years, it must highlight some individual characteristics like its cultural function, the

This means that the Bible is ONLY understood by those that are "seeking God's help and willing to follow it" (Wayne Grudem). Those who do not have the work of the Holy Spirit in them will not see the truthfulness of Scripture. Psalm 119:130 says, "The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple." In addition, 2 Peter 3:16 also goes on to state that “there are some things in them"(the epistles) "that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction." Like Jesus' disciples did, we will sometimes misunderstand Scripture, but we should not believe the error is in the Bible, but with the interpretations we have made, because Christ's "ways are higher than ours ways and his thoughts than our thoughts" (Isaiah 55:9). However, God provides us with scholars to make clear the errors in interpretations and to defend the Bible from false teachings and interpretations. The clarity of Scripture also shows that if we do not respond to Gods truth "all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men...” will "suppress the truth" (Romans

The next text is from the 2nd Vatican Council called “Pastoral Constitution,” which focused on bringing the church into modern times. This text focuses on the importance of helping those being marginalized, those who are on the brink of society, and what is the best way that the Church as a community can fight to protect them.

Hence, during the in class discussions, I have recognized that the spiritual tradition that my church subscribes to is a combination of holiness and evangelical. Subsequently, the holiness tradition is living a virtuous life whilst the evangelical