Human Tradition and Divine Command

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Human TraditionandDivine Command

• Matthew 151-20

2
Opposition Grows

• Increased excitement over Jesus also leads to
  increased antagonism of opponents, Mark 653-56
  71-2
• Conflict between human religious traditions and
  Gods commands
• The sins of binding human traditions
• Respect for Gods commands

3
The sins of Honoring Human Traditions

• Matthew 151-14

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Tradition

• Doctrine and practice that is handed down
• Human From man to man through men, Mk 713 Matt
  729
• Divine From God to man through inspired men, 2
  Ths 215 34 (1 Cor 1437)

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Demanding Traditions be Kept Although God has not
Bound

• Conformity demanded for approval
• Washings, Matt 152 (Fault, Mk 72)
• Accept and bind with power (as if it were from
  God), Mark 72-5 (4), 8
• Human tradition approves binding where God gives
  liberty, Rom 143-8 Heb 139
• Based on human reasoning, Mk 72, 4
• Defiled Unwashed Hold

S I N
6
Demanding Traditions be Kept Although God has not
Bound
S I N

• Circumcision for salvation, Acts 151
• Prayer language (thee, thou)
• One container for the Lords Supper
• Baptism formula (Matt 2819)
• Race to the courthouse
• Must state cause in the divorce decree
• Extremism that rushes to condemn all who dont
  conform, Phil 32 Matt 2315

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Diminishes the Importance of Gods Commands (Matt
153-6)
S I N

• Marked by zeal, Gal 114
• Zeal without knowledge, Rom 102 Matt 154-5
  (6)
• Transgresses and rejects Gods commands, Matt
  153 Mk 78-9
• Elevates man above God
• Renders Gods command of no effect (void),
  Matt 156

8
Born of Pride, it Breeds Hypocrisy (Matt 153,
7-9)
S I N

• Arrogance of elevating human will above Gods
  will
• Reveals a heart that is far from God
• Hypocrisy Pretense play acting
• Pretending to be for God but denying Him, Matt
  233
• For the sake of appearance, Matt 2314

9
Offended by Bold Preaching that Exposes its Sin
(Matt 1512-14)
S I N

• Boldness is needed to make the gospel known,
  Eph 619-20 2 Cor 312
• Truth conflicts with human traditions
• Must speak truth, Acts 1344-46 2020, 27 Col
  28, 20-23
• When truth offends, the problem lies with the
  one who is offended not with the truth of God!
  Jno 660-62

10
It Blinds and Hardens Hearts to the Truth (Matt
1513-14)
S I N

• Invariably, those who bind human traditions think
  they have true spiritual insight, Jno 940-41
• We know, Jno 924
• Clung to their tradition (that Jesus broke) in
  spite of the evidence for Him, Jno 914
• Refusal to be taught keeps one blinded in sin
  and lost, Jno 929-34

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Obeying the Commands of God

• Matthew 1515-20

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Requires a Sincere, Genuine Heart (Matt 158)
OBEY

• Hear and understand, Matt 1510
• What comes out of the mouth defiles, Matt 1511
• Because it comes from heart, 1517-18
• Sincere heart does not fight against what God
  says, 155-6
• God did not plant human tradition, 1513
• What does the Scripture say?

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Requires Fearing God more than People (Matt 1028)
OBEY

• Impartial God does not prefer one human tradition
  over another
• He rejects them all as affecting salvation! Acts
  1034-35 (112-3)
• God demands that all fear and obey His
  traditionrevealed truth! (Acts 1117)

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Knows Defilement Begins in the Heart (Matt
1515-20)
OBEY

• Evil thoughts, evil motives and evil lusts form
  the basis of outward sins
• Sin begins in the heart, therefore, the heart
  must be cleansed, Matt 2325-26 Rom 612-18
• Obey God from the heart, Matt 2237

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Matthew 151-20

• Defiled hearts cling to and demand compliance
  to human traditions at the expense of Gods
  commands
• Hearts fully given to God will carefully follow
  the doctrine of Christ with a pure heart, 2 Tim
  310 1 Tim 46