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[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Actually, Lance brings up a very good
point. Tradition. A tough subject. Why do we not
support baptism for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38), foot washing, head
coverings and the like while enforcing repentance
for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38), womans place in leadership, and the
like Is there a hermeneutical rule that gets
rid of some and keeps others?
jt: I find this definition of tradition interesting:
"A tradition is a contract between our ancestors, ourselves, and our
posterity. As such, it passes through these three phases of reception as it
makes the journey through the generations. Tradition functions to compile the
past into the present, telling us what to do now, and to continue compiling
through now into the future, letting the future be instructed by now. A
tradition shrinks and grows, but it is an ever-moving thing, always already an inheritance"
Isn't the word hermeneutical rooted in the Greek
god "Hermes" So what if our ancestors were messed up, what if they just
had a sliver of light? Why lock ourselves into their light and camp
around that forever? Jesus has all the light. He is a living
Savior, sitting at the RH of the Father making intercession for us. Why
not go to Him for answers to these questions?
There is no hermeneutical rule, hermeneutics depends
on who you respect, listen to, and follow. It's the kind of tradition
that makes God's Word of no effect in the lives of people - just another
present day idol. I don't want my inheritance to be one of tradition or
in hermeneutics.
I've repented from "dead works" so that I may serve
the "living" God.
Judyt
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