Precedence

[BobCubb]

What is the precedence in your opinion? Scripture, or life experience/divine revelation?

 

[ViaCrucis]

What is the precedence in your opinion? Scripture, or life experience/divine revelation?

What do you mean by precedence? Like what principle regulates faith and practice?

In Lutheranism we speak of Scripture as the Norma Normans, or "The Norming Norm"--what sets the standard or rule of faith. The Creeds and Lutheran Confessions are called Norma Normata or "The Normed Norm" that which has been normed by Scripture and thus is a faithful confession of Scripture.

Scripture is the chief standard, the final court of appeal. And it is ultimately from Scripture that the Creeds, the Confessions, and things like the Liturgy inherit their authority as regulating the faith and practice of the Church. They are not authoritative independent of Scripture, but on account of Scripture.

-CryptoLutheran

 

[Job8]

What is the precedence in your opinion? Scripture, or life experience/divine revelation?

If you mean what is the foremost authority in matters of faith and practice, then obviously it is Divine revelation. Life experience can lead to some serious errors about life and about the afterlife.

 

[goofypusher837]

I believe Scripture takes precedence, however life experience and divine revelation are important for confirming scripture in our own minds.

 

[Tigger45]

The more I renew my mind with the mind of Christ 'His Holy word' the more I see God in everyday circumstances.