Lesson 1: Tradition and Scripture

“Tradition is the witness of the Spirit…”

Holy Tradition is the total of the truths transmitted by Christ to the Apostles and then to the Church and formulated in by Ecumenical Councils, local synods validated by the Ecumenical Councils, being part of the consciousness of the Church, and taught through dogmatic texts, canons, moral principles, liturgical life, and iconography. Part of the Holy Tradition is the Holy Scripture, which contains a written record of the most important events and history of our salvation.