CHURCH TRADITIONS

John 8:44, referring to Satan, says "he is a liar, and the father of it." Not only is Satan good at telling us lies, he's also a master at working through the church to get us to believe those lies.

Instead of adhering to the Word of God, some churches have cluttered up their teaching about God until people's minds are fuzzy, and it's extremely difficult to get the truth across to such individuals. For example, it's through the church that people have gotten the idea that God is waiting to pounce on us for looking cross-eyed, perhaps, for conforming to modern dress, for having a television, for using the web. Oh, yes -- that and much more. And we've fallen for these lies of Satan's like flies drawn to honey.

In years gone by, especially, churches MAJORED on the wrath of God (and there IS such a thing!) while ignoring His great message of LOVE. After all, God IS love. He is also our Father, and what Christian father doesn't love his child? God's love for us as His children is far, far greater.

My husband and I were discussing in our devotions just this evening how much we missed out on because of our backgrounds of such teaching. How sad it is that it's just now in the closing days of our lives that we're beginning to really grasp the wonders of God's great and unconditional love.

II Corinthians 10:4, 5 says, "(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds), Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."

If you find yourself bound by religious traditions, refresh your mind by rereading yesterday's blog about your spiritual weapons which the above Scripture refers to. Then using those weapons, break Satan's power upon your life. Test every suggestion and thought that comes to your mind by the Word of God to see if it can be substantiated. If not, it is nothing more than a religious tradtion. As such, come against it and refuse to be bound by it any longer.

"(Y)e shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." John 8:32.

Dare to let the truth set you free from man-made traditions!

Preacher's Kid