Bible | Ask Fr Francis

The sayings in the wisdom literature are not considered to be “law” per se, but rather as observations and reflections of the law and the prophets. They appeal to human wisdom not so much that God’s teachings depend on reason, but that God is the source of human wisdom.

You are right in saying that, in introducing the bible to a non-Christian, the Gospel is a good place to start, since it is the life and words of Jesus Himself.

If you read Chinese, I have actually written on this a couple of times under different topics. See http://askfrfrancis.org/qa/基督教徒不相信煉獄，應該怎樣回覆 and askfrfrancis.org/qa/catholic-christian-marriage. I will try to summarize the relevant parts in English below: The idea of sola scriptura, or Scripture alone, was introduced by Martin Luther in the 16th century. Luther originally was an Augustinian monk […]

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Jesus never broke any commandments and laws in the Old Testament Books of Laws, I wonder does he obey anything in the Wisdom Books, for example, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Sirach? I also wonder how should we view the words of Wisdom Books? Are we also obliged to do as the Wisdom Books says?

I would like to introduce my faith to a non believer through reading a Gospel. Which one should I start with and why?

I would like to invite my Protestant friend to explore our Catholic faith, but one of his hangups is that Catholic do not believe in Sola scriptura. Can you please explain Catholic stands on Sola scriptura? Is this explained in the Bible?