Learn to Trust in God's Word!
We need to remember that adding to God's commandments is just as bad as taking away from them. We need to speak when the Bible speaks, and be silent when the Bible is silent.
The commandments of God and the traditions of men are not the same thing and must always be clearly distinguished. Any attempt to place them on the same level will always result in making the Word of God of none effect. You have to either "lay aside" the commandment of God to keep the traditions of men or you have to "lay aside" the traditions of men to keep the commandments of God (Ex. 20:3).
Church liturgy is tradition, as well as many of the "do's and don't s" taught by churches today.
We can neutralize the positive power of God's Word toward us, and nothing will do that quicker than elevating man's traditions above God's Word. God's Word is still true (Rom. 3:3-4) and will not return to Him void (Isa. 55:11).
The Word will not profit anyone who doesn't believe it, but God's Word itself doesn't lose any power. If some do not believe God's Word, does that make God's Word of no effect?
The answer to this question is a resounding "no!"
God's Word still has its power to save, and it will profit you when you mix it with faith.
Mark 7:13, "Making the word of God of none effect
through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like
things do ye."
MARK 7:1-13 (NIV)
6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
That Which Defiles
7 The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus 2 and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3 (The
Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a
ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders. 4 When
they come from the marketplace they do not eat unless they wash. And
they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups,
pitchers and kettles.[a])
5 So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, “Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?”6 He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:
“‘These people honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’[b]
but their hearts are far from me.
7 They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.’[b]
8 You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.”
9 And he continued, “You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe[c] your own traditions! 10 For Moses said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’[d] and, ‘Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.’[e] 11 But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to God)— 12 then you no longer let them do anything for their father or mother. 13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that.”
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Deuteronomy 4:2 clearly states "Ye shall not
add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought
from it . . . ."
This same thought is repeated in the New Testament in
Revelation 22:18-19 with very stiff penalties. Religious man is very
swift to observe the part about not diminishing any of God's
commandments, but there seems to be an unwritten law that adding to them
is okay.
Every denomination has its own set of "do's and don't s" which
aren't found in scripture, and like those of the hypocritical Pharisees,
their unwritten laws usually have to do with outward appearance. {Odd that even when people seek God's Word - they will attempt to add their own interpenetration and reasoning !}
We need to remember that adding to God's commandments is just as bad as taking away from them. We need to speak when the Bible speaks, and be silent when the Bible is silent.
The commandments of God and the traditions of men are not the same thing and must always be clearly distinguished. Any attempt to place them on the same level will always result in making the Word of God of none effect. You have to either "lay aside" the commandment of God to keep the traditions of men or you have to "lay aside" the traditions of men to keep the commandments of God (Ex. 20:3).
Church liturgy is tradition, as well as many of the "do's and don't s" taught by churches today.
We can neutralize the positive power of God's Word toward us, and nothing will do that quicker than elevating man's traditions above God's Word. God's Word is still true (Rom. 3:3-4) and will not return to Him void (Isa. 55:11).
The Word will not profit anyone who doesn't believe it, but God's Word itself doesn't lose any power. If some do not believe God's Word, does that make God's Word of no effect?
The answer to this question is a resounding "no!"
God's Word still has its power to save, and it will profit you when you mix it with faith.
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