Tradition Submission

BIBLICAL OR TRADITIONAL? Biblical Traditional

1. Pulpit ______ ______

2. Sunday School ______ ______

3. Choir ______ ______

4. Communion Table ______ ______

5. Sunday Night Service ______ ______

6. Solo ______ ______

7. Organ ______ ______

8. Drums ______ ______

9. 11:00 AM start time ______ ______

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem came to Jesus, saying, [2] "Why do Your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread." Matthew 15:1-2 (NKJV)

1. The Pharisees accuse Jesus of violating tradition not scripture

Tradition = to deliver from hand to hand

2. The Pharisees criticized the lack of _ceremonial washing of hands

The legal washing of hands was considered of great importance by the Rabbis. To slight hand-washing was a crime worthy of death. “Better go four miles to water, than incur guilt by neglecting hand-washing.” One who neglected hand-washing after eating was “as bad as a murderer.”—Dwight Pentecost

3. The Pharisees had allowed tradition to replace _scripture

making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do." Mark 7:13 (NKJV)

THE RELIGIOUS ERROR

BIBLE------------>MAN'S SPIN------------------>TRADITION

CHECKING MY TRADITIONS

1. Is there a Biblical principle behind the tradition?

2. Do the values in this tradition match the values of Christ?

3. Why does the tradition exist?

4. Why is it maintained?

5. If the tradition is changed who benefits? Who suffers?