• Divine traditions
    • I Corinthians 11:2
    • I Corinthians 11:23-26
    • I Corinthians 15:1-5 – Paul was a conduit for the word of God.
    • Galatians 1:11-12 – Paul was delivering a revelation from Jesus.
    • Galatians 5:8 – The Galatians had started following something that was not from Jesus.
    • Romans 6:17
    • I Thessalonians 4:1
    • II Thessalonians 2:13
    • II Thessalonians 3:16
    • It is good to follow traditions of divine origin. We must be careful to not let our manmade traditions supersede divine traditions.
    • I Corinthians 14:33-37 – This is true in all the churches. This is God’s will. It is a divine tradition that the Corinthians were not exempt from.
    • I Corinthians 4:17
  • Four approaches:
    • Ignore the traditions
      • “The Bible is a book of wisdom or fables, but not something to live by.”
      • Churched made up of people like this don’t resemble the churches of the Bible.
    • Update the traditions
      • “The traditions need to be updated for modern times. Teaching about homosexuality, divorce, women’s roles, etc. have to be updated to fit the times.”
      • A church of people with these beliefs is interested in marketing itself to be pleasing to the most people.
    • Respect the traditions
      • “Traditions need to be respected, but not necessarily followed.”
    • Hold to the traditions
      • “If I don’t agree with the traditions, I am wrong. If society does not agree with the traditions, society is wrong.”
      • It is the job of the church to spread and preserve the divine traditions.