Old Paths? - Page 5

TakingDominion · #41 03-05-2019, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Esaias

Those who pride themselves on customs and traditions of their elders that are NOT the Word of God, but which are substituted in place of God's laws, are not in the Old Paths, and will suffer evil at the hand of God, sooner or later.

And casting my eye across the panorama of destruction wasting both society and the church, it's looking like sooner rather than later.

Didn't Paul admonish the church to keep the traditions they had been taught?

1ofthechosen · #42 03-05-2019, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jediwill83

Church I grew up in had a big not so gentle giant 6'11 guy built like a Hulk run the aisles and miss a turn after making several laps and then he took out a set of our brand new heavy wooden doors...like right off the hinges....simultaneously to that...my pastor who was doing a spin around really fast thing with his eyes clamped shut just so happened to open his eyes right as Bro. HULK made contact...I caught his expression...priceless...service before that some lady was SWKEC shouting while keeping eyes closed...doing some sort of head bang maneuver...put a big Holy Magic Hair sized crater in the drywall.

Eyes open people.

Had another guy running the aisles...eyes closed again...pastors wife had wandered into the oncoming path with her eyes closed as well...he opened his eyes a second before collision and literally vaulted over the corner section.

That's hilarious!

jediwill83 · #43 03-05-2019, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by TakingDominion

Didn't Paul admonish the church to keep the traditions they had been taught?

Traditions that were the WORD OF GOD....not traditions and doctrines of men.

Not armchair quarterbacking this thing...having to eat my own cooking on some things...not always pleasant and convenient but such is the price of freedom.

How about when Paul talks about headcoverings and women keeping silent in the church and in the same book says....

1Corinthians 13:37 If anyone thinks himself to be a prophet or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things which I write to you are the commandments of the Lord. 38 But if anyone is ignorant, let him be ignorant.[e]

Esaias · #44 03-05-2019, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by TakingDominion

Didn't Paul admonish the church to keep the traditions they had been taught?

Yes, those traditions have been preserved for us in the Bible. Hence my comment about traditions that are NOT IN THE WORD.

TakingDominion · #45 03-06-2019, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Esaias

Yes, those traditions have been preserved for us in the Bible. Hence my comment about traditions that are NOT IN THE WORD.

Does your pastor have the authority to establish platform standards? Do you have a pastor? Some traditions are harmless, like no colored shirts behind the pulpit. Some traditions do real harm.

Esaias · #46 03-06-2019, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by TakingDominion

Does your pastor have the authority to establish platform standards? Do you have a pastor? Some traditions are harmless, like no colored shirts behind the pulpit. Some traditions do real harm.

Only the Word can bind the conscience, all else is personal opinion and or preference. When opinions of men are taught as "God's will" then the worship is empty and God does not accept it.

Evang.Benincasa · #47 03-06-2019, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Esaias

Only the Word can bind the conscience, all else is personal opinion and or preference. When opinions of men are taught as "God's will" then the worship is empty and God does not accept it.

Christianity in our modern world in basically just opinions.

Evang.Benincasa · #48 03-06-2019, 04:32 PM

But to be fair it isn't just Christianity. It is every religion. From Islam to Hinduism. Opinions, Hinduism more than any other because each Guru makes up his own opinion concerning the Upanishads.