Scripture & Tradition of God Vs Tradition of Men Over Scripture
“Tradition Vs Sola Scriptura” (the bible alone).
Traditions of men that are not supported by the written word of God.
Who do you believe? We should always believe God’s own testimony.
Why? because He is infallible and True. [Numbers 23:19 ]“God is not a man, that he should lie….” [Heb 6:18] “… it was[ and is] impossible for God to lie…”
The apostle Peter had learned this and his words recorded in the bible’s book of The Acts of The Apostles 5:29 Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.The Bible and tradition both teach that our convictions are not to be based upon human wisdom but upon the power of God and His spirit which He gives to those who obey Him! The problem is not that human (carnal) wisdom is always wrong but that human wisdom is clearly fallible and is not a sufficient foundation for believing anything about God. Hence our doctrinal convictions should not be based upon human wisdom.
The apostle Paul warned against such and we see that he knew this because of the written word of God.
1Corinthians 2:5 That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. … 1Co 3:18 ¶ Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. We will endeavor to build ‘line upon line’ to show the truth of the matter, to build you up in the Word, and to strengthen you in Christ.
Tradition
Tradition is mentioned in the bible and its seen in two very different contexts. The two forms of tradition illustrated in the bible consist of :
1.) The traditions of men – which nullify scriptures or are not supported by the holy writ.
2.) The traditions from God which are in accord with, and recorded in, scripture.
What the Bible says about Traditions of Men
(From Forerunner Commentary)
| God nowhere speaks of making Christmas a part of Christianity, nor does He say to celebrate His Son’s birth. He does tell us, though, not to add to His worship anything that is a tradition of the heathen. Such additions hinder rather than enhance our journey to God’s Kingdom.
What are the fruits of keeping Christmas? Has Christmas helped to glorify God? Has it clarified and aided man’s spiritual life? We have a record of the fruits of the Jews’ additions. Their intent may have been better than those who accepted Christmas into Christianity, since they at least attempted to obey the law of God. Still, when Jesus walked among them, they did not recognize their own Messiah! Adding to and subtracting from God’s Word changes God’s intended focus. Christmas is no better. When the so-called Christians added Christmas to Christianity, it had nothing to do with true Christianity at all. It was a ploy to win converts from paganism. It was a deliberate grab for power. From the beginning, Christmas, rather than promoting the true God and His way of life, has only led people away from the truth. Peter writes that we are redeemed from these very traditions (I Peter 1:18). These traditions, inherited from our fathers, are a part of our culture. Jesus used His ministry to repudiate every addition, subtraction, and distortion that had attained any kind of specious, “divine” authority, and He did this by clarifying and magnifying the truth. Christmas seems to have “divine” authority because “Christians” are doing it, but it is part of a world that is anti-God, anti-Christ. It is not a part of what God has shown is true. John W. Ritenbaugh |