February 26- Traditional or Biblical- Mark 7:1-23
Traditional or Biblical? How true this passage rings clear for the Western Church today. Jesus was dealing with the man-made traditions of his culture. He had confronted the leaders with their self righteous acts because this had begun to reign supreme.
We see this all the time in the church today. Think about it, how many Churches believe in the super natural power of God? How many Churches believe in the effect of the demonic? How many Churches teach freedom in Christ but cause people to live under the weighty obligations they put on people?
We were told by Jesus just a few things we are comanded to do, “Love God and our Neighbor.” We were also told to pray, fast and take care of the oppressed. Maybe the real question we need to ask ourself today is why do we like tradition more then seeing what the Bible says? The answer maybe simple, being Biblical means we need to deal with the condition of our heart and being traditional allows us to control our righteousness.
