Before you read this study understand that we do not teach, we share and then ask all who read the following take it to God and verify it with Him. We believe a lot of the world is misled by the church of the world and religion vs the one true church. And to know the truth can only come from knowing, not just knowing of God, John 14:26, I John 2:27, Rev 3:19-22.
Many are called but few are chosen because many are misled by false teachers Matthew 7:13-15 so we help all who wants to know the truth how to find and know the truth of and by God and not of and by man.



Tradition

Pastor J. R. Wilhite, author   Close Window

Tradition is one of the most dangerous things to a Christian. I hear Christians say Halloween, Christmas (with Santa), Easter (with candy) are all traditions of Christians.

I beg to differ, Santa has only been around a short time and became big in the 1920's for retail. Easter and candy and easter bunny and so forth are only of the past 100 years, and halloween is also of this time period. So for thousands of years we did not have the Easter Bunny, Santa, or Halloween.

That is not the main point. We take all that is traditional and consider it OK as long as the church does it, even if the church is wrong.

The idea of becoming a Christian is becoming new in Christ, a new being, not traditional but new.

We hold traditions to be sacred. Some traditions are OK, family get togethers for different things like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, Reunions and so forth are great.

Traditionally church is Sunday morning. That is a bad tradition; church should be every day. We should hold God close 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, not 1 or 2 hours a day once, or twice a week.

Some Christians are called C & E-ers, which means they only attend church either or both Christmas and Easter each year.

So what is wrong with Santa? If the tradition of Christmas revolves around anyone other than Jesus it is wrong.

Easter is the same. As long as we teach Easter as the death, and resurrection of Jesus, it is OK. But when the Easter bunny and candy are the main things and children only know Easter for this or Christmas for Santa, what good are we doing when we promote those who do not exist Vs those who do?

There are a lot of Christians who go to church and can recite all the different liturgy from memory, but ask them what it all means or why, and they fumble over their own words.

Church is not to be repetitious; it is to be up lifting, educating, a place to share the glory of God and all of His blessings. This can only be done if we spend time with God on a daily basis Vs a once a week basis.

Traditions have become the excuse or justification for too many, and by allowing it we are more guilty than they.

Strong's Ref. # 3862

Romanized paradosis

Pronounced par-ad'-os-is

from GSN3860; transmission, i.e. (concretely) a precept; specifically, the Jewish traditionary law:

KJV--ordinance, tradition.

Matthew 5

  1. Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
  2. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
  3. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least comandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
  4. For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
  5. Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
  6. But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

The law was given to point out sin in our life. Jesus came to give us a way to be cleansed of sin. So, to be of tradition and the law or someone who is legalistic then they make Jesus' death to have been in vain.

We are not to judge or be legalistic, and I only state what is in this Bible study to help those who may be leaning too far one way or the other.

We should celebrate Christmas and Easter, and doing it right is what it is all about. If you want the Easter Bunny and Santa as part of your life, then make sure the truth of each day is well understood and celebrated first.

The truth is that Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus and His love and God's love for us and the love we should be showing to all. Easter is His death and resurrection and what it means to us. Again, this deals with God's love for us.

God Bless You as you hear His words and follow His leading.




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