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Scripture, Tradition, and Reason — the "three-legged stool" — seeking the via media.
Key question: “How do we faithfully interpret this text using the wisdom of Scripture, Church tradition, and God-given Reason?”
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In Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy.
Daniel 7: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
John 1:43-51 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
2 Corinthians 5: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
2 Timothy 1:1-14 comforts us: we are formed over time by faithful rhythms of grace.
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.
Jeremiah 18:1-11 comforts us: we are formed over time by faithful rhythms of grace—today, not someday.
Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24 5:1-7 invites ordered love—right worship that spills into right living—today, not someday.
In Psalm 42, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
If 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 feels too concrete, remember: God uses means, not vibes—today, not someday.
Genesis 9:8-17 reminds weary hearts that God is near and grace meets us here.
In John 14:23-29, the via media holds: doctrine with humility, practice with reverence—today, not someday.
Luke 15: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Matthew 5:1-12 4:11-12, 22-28 confronts performative piety; liturgy without love is still empty—today, not someday.
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 18:9-14 offers a prayer-shaped life: grace received in worship, carried into ordinary days—today, not someday.
In 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy.
1 Peter 2: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it doesn’t flatter us—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
In 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a, the via media holds: doctrine with humility, practice with reverence—today, not someday.
Acts 10: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Malachi 3: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
Isaiah 6: With Scripture, Tradition, and Reason, it meets us gently—forms faithful worship and thoughtful public witness.
In Psalm 97, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
John 1:29-42 Joel 2:23-32, God meets us through word and sacrament with steady, sustaining mercy—today, not someday.
Isaiah 11:1-10 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 feels too concrete, remember: God uses means, not vibes—today, not someday.