tra·di·tion [truh-dish-uh
n]1. the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, esp. by word of mouth or by practice.
2. a long-established or inherited way of thinking or acting.
3. a continuing pattern of culture beliefs or practices.
4. a customary or characteristic method or manner.
In the New Testament, the word tradition or traditions appears 11 times. Each time it appears, it is placed in a neutral or negative context.
My questions about tradition are simple: what traditions do we have in the Church that are neutral? Which traditions do we have that are negative? Are any good or redeemable? Are any spiritually deadly?
I believe the Church as a whole has not kept its tradition of holy living!
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Amen, Brother Schenck. And if you put out a call to holy living, oftentimes you are labeled a legalist or a works religionist.
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