More Jesus Less Tradition

More Jesus and less tradition is a battle cry of the faith only movement. They believe we are saved by faith in Christ only, so focusing on traditions is a waste of time and divisive.

Sounds good, but we are commanded to keep the traditions delivered in multiple passages. Overlooking Christ commanded traditions would actually dishonor Christ.

2Th 2:15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

2Th 2:16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

2Th 2:17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

The works of every good word, is likely the Gospel record of Christ as taught publicly, and every good work is anything we do to obey Christ.

Baptism and the Lord's Supper are both Christ commanded traditions.

The term tradition also means the teaching about Christ. By keeping the traditions you are actively teaching about Christ.

• • Christ's Pre-existance

  • His conception

  • His birth

  • His presentation

  • The wise men

  • The killing of the innocent

  • His childhood

  • His baptism

  • His temptation

  • Calling the Apostles

  • His Galilean ministries

  • Cleansing the temple

  • His weeping over Jerusalem

  • Lord's Supper to the Disciples at his last Passover

  • His death

  • His resurrection

  • The great Commission and baptism

  • His assumption

  • Acts of the Apostles - Christ worked with them

  • Sending the Holy Spirit

  • Watching the Martyrdom of Steven

  • Lord's Supper delivered to Paul

Plus, any other record we have of Christ in the New Testament, these are all traditions.

Men wanting more Jesus and less tradition are using the term in a very immature way. If you drop traditions you do drop Jesus.

Also, keep in mind men want to drop tradition so they can paint a different Christ in their own image, instead of keeping the Biblical record.

Gal 1:6 I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Altering traditions is a different Gospel.

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