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Escorting Us Into Paganism

Many church traditions and ministry ideas can be tracked back into time to see where they began. Some of these then escort us right out of Christianity into other more sinister human religions and practices from the past.

Those that cause us to directly disregard something that Jesus taught or began himself are problematic. And if this is the case it means he is likely to not be ok with them at all. Regardless of how much we enjoy them and want to perpetuate them. If he isn’t for then we should prune them out as soon as possible.

Traditions can be and often do represent strong and direct challenges to the lordship of Jesus Christ in our lives.

But, there is even a more serious issue when it comes to tradition in our Christian practices. That is simply not caring whatsoever that Jesus is not ok with something and continuing it, even teaching it anyhow to the next generation. That is another much more serious issue altogether, one that can even pit us against the one we call Lord.

“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord’ and not do what I say?” – Jesus Christ

Lord of The Here & Now

It’s one thing to believe in Jesus and hold to the hope of going to heaven after you die many years from now

It’s entirely another thing to make him Lord of the here and the now, down here on earth. Most of us don’t really know what that even means. We are so accustomed to living on auto pilot. Without wanting or needing to respond to our Lord, the extent of our spiritual life is going to church and praying for good things to happen.

But really making him Lord, doing what we know he wants against tradition. That will quickly get us into trouble. Challenge Satan and his rule on earth in the systems of govt or money or religion and you’ll quickly become an outcast, an irritation, a person to isolate and push away from. So deep is the root of Satan it grows by tradition from one generation to the next.

It’s quite upsetting to see how long and deep go the roots of Satan, even deep into what and who you always thought were godly.

Jesus railed against this evil tradition which nullified even the words of God. Religious tradition is quite possibly the worst thing to ever penetrate Gods earth. It is Satan’s primary mechanism of deception.

The Real Divisiveness

I think that arguing and doing conflict should be mandatory in all businesses, churches, and families. Love of truth does not punish disagreement and it does not abandon people who disagree on big issues. It even readily acknowledges when it is wrong with honesty. When everyone has the motive of getting at the truth conflict is a powerful tool for groups of people.

But shutting others down, cold shouldering, feigned politeness (to avoid conflict) and demand conformity is the real divisiveness. Conflict is not divisiveness as long as it is done with the correct motive. Punishing conflict passively is a subtle form of divisiveness… so we don’t confront it. We barely even acknowledge it.

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