Outside In or Inside Out
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Who/What gets the last/final word?
Who/What gets the last/final word?
When determining matters of faith, life, and relationships what gets final say? How do we determine what is right and wrong? How do we determine what is best from good?
Everyone has traditions.
Everyone has traditions.
All of the world has a tradition. Every culture has their own. Every religion. Every family. Every community. All of us.
All churches have traditions.
All churches have traditions.
“Tradition is the living faith of the dead, traditionalism is the dead faith of the living.” Jaroslav Pelikan
Tradition helps us understand how to live.
Tradition helps us understand how to live.
Tradition is not necessarily bad nor is it necessarily good.
The tension of tradition and Scripture was and still is great.
The tension of tradition and Scripture was and still is great.
The Pharisees meant well, I beleive. The Pharisees where just trying to live out things well and holy. The tension was about how best to live out Scripture in a way which indicated who God was.
The issue with Jesus—interpretation of being right with God/holiness.
The issue with Jesus—interpretation of being right with God/holiness.
What does it look like to be right with God. How can you honor God best.
Outward signs are not the main point.
Outward signs are not the main point.
We must look different but we cannot rely on outside acts.
Inward change is best.
Inward change is best.
This is part of the point. This is what the Prophets talked about when it comes to a new covenant.
Jesus’ approach is both/and.
Jesus’ approach is both/and.
It is not an either/or world when it comes to faith. The spiritual alone isn’t want matters nor does the physical alone matter.
Jesus raises the bar of holiness.
Jesus raises the bar of holiness.
12 traits: sexual immorality, thefts, murders, adulteries covets, malices (all in the plural.) Outwards signs
Deceit, self-abandonment, evil eye/stinginess (translations use envy), slander, pride, foolishness (all in the singular and more attitudinal)
He can because he is God.
Hard truth: Scripture must have final say. We must use grace.
Hard truth: Scripture must have final say. We must use grace.
Truth and grace is needed in our world.