Mark 7:5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”
Only praying on bended knees, wearing long dresses, shouting at church every Sunday, same order of service every week, no makeup, and standing to read God’s Word.
These are some traditions some believers keep but, for what reason? Can we not pray at anytime in any way? Can we come to church comfortable as we are? Does keeping tradition make us holy?
Tradition doesn’t make anyone holier or better than another. In fact, tradition limits the flexibility of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit may have a person do something traditionally one day but, the next day, He may have them doing something totally different. God looks at the motives in mankind. If traditions are present but, our heart is impure, our traditions are in vain.
Don’t hold on so tightly to tradition. Let’s allow the Holy Spirit to direct and guide our lives.
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November 2, 2014 at 6:13 pm
Steve Finnell
TRADITION TAKES PRECEDENCE BY STEVE FINNELL
WHEN MEN ATTEND BIBLE COLLEGE OR ATTEND SEMINARY THEY DO NOT GO THERE TO LEARN THE TRUTH FOUND IN SCRIPTURE, THEY ARE THERE TO BE TAUGHT THE TRADITIONS OF THEIR CHURCH OR DENOMINATION.
TRADITION TAKES PRECEDENCE
Have you ever seen a person who attended a Catholic seminary, graduate and then preach Baptist doctrine?
TRADITION TAKES PRECEDENCE
Have you ever heard of a person who attended a Quaker seminary preach Lutheran doctrine?
TRADITION TAKES PRECEDENCE
When have you ever been aware of a person who attended a Pentecostal Bible college who preached and taught the doctrines of Mormonism?
TRADITION TAKES PRECEDENCE
CHURCH TRADITION IS NOT SYNONYMOUS WITH THE TRUTH FOUND IN THE BIBLE .
Mark 7:7-9 ‘But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrine the precepts of men.’ 8 Neglecting the commandments of God, you hold to the traditions of men.” 9 He was also saying to them, “You are experts at setting aside the commandments of God in order to keep your tradition.
The scribes and Pharisees were experts at observing church tradition. The problem was, they the were traditions of men.
Men, today, are experts at keeping and teaching the man-made church traditions of their own denominations.
Church tradition not only takes precedence over the truth found in the Bible, it supersedes the Bible. HOW SAD IS THAT?
IF ALL OF THE BIBLE COLLEGES AND SEMINARIES WERE TEACHING GOD’S COMMANDMENTS AS FOUND IN THE BIBLE AND THE BIBLE ALONE, THEN THEY WOULD ALL BE TEACHING THE SAME THINGS.
(Scripture quotes from: NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE)
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