Bishop Josep Rossello

Those who follow Christ, called disciples, have come to understand a fundamental truth: the Holy Bible is our sole, supreme and ultimate authority under the Lordship of Christ. This is because the mind and will behind Scripture be none other than Almighty God himself—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Scripture exists to teach us who we are, what we believe, how we ought to live, and what it is awaiting afterwards. It should hardly surprise us, then, that the Bible consistently teaches what we call "doctrine"—a word that simply means "teaching" or "instruction". Just as a physician studies medicine to restore our bodily health, so we who follow Christ study the Bible and its doctrines to know God, grasp truth more firmly, and learn to walk in the footsteps of the one who heals our souls and directs our paths. This is the value of being a disciple of Christ. We see this emphasis in the letters of the apostle Paul when he writes, "I want you to know" ...