Making void the word of God by your tradition
What is an example of a tradition that Christians have that makes void the word of God?
10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: 11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God; 12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; 13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
Let's compare this verse with these in Romans
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
We read these verses in Romans and we like to view ourselves as strong in the faith, we are the ones who esteem every day alike. We know that the Sabbath day is the seventh day but we meet as the church on the 8th day, because that is the day of resurrection. Jesus is the Lord of the sabbath so we don't need to keep the sabbath anymore. OK. But do you rush from the church service to go watch a football game? Are you really esteeming every day alike to the Lord or is this grace from God an excuse for the flesh?
This portion in Romans 14 leads to Romans 15:1 Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
If you are "strong in the faith" then the Lord's day is when you should be bearing the infirmities of the weak. The Lord made it clear that the ten commandments are not done away with and that includes honoring your father and mother and keeping the sabbath. This does not mean we have to follow all the precepts of men and keep Saturday as the sabbath since it isn't the sabbath (the seventh day is based on the moon, the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, etc). Instead Hebrews tells us there is a sabbath rest that we need to labor to enter into. But the question is, are you honoring your father and mother when you go to that football game or some other worldly pursuit on the Lord's day. This is not a reference to your parents according to the flesh (though that obviously applies to them as well) but more importantly to Abraham, to Peter, to Paul, to the brothers and sisters that brought us to the Lord and ministered to us.`
We have a tradition among Christians that we don't have to keep the sabbath, and which we then understand to mean that we can treat the Lord's day like any other day and therefore we can do as we please as soon as the meeting is over. Paul didn't say that, Jesus didn't say that. If you are going to honor your Father and Mother then you will take care of the weak and you will make the Lord your first and foremost goal. You would want to see and care for the ones who are weak in the faith and the Lord's day makes it very easy since many of them will all come to the same meeting. Yes, you can visit them at any time. There was a scene in the Erin Brokovich movie about the toxic spill where they needed everyone in the community to sign the form for a hearing without a jury. They had a big meeting to explain and about five hundred came and signed. But there were 650 that they needed, so after the meeting Erin says "well, we'll just need to go door to door to get the rest". That should be our attitude, we have 650 we are caring for, 500 come to the meeting, the other 150 we'll need to go door to door.
What is an example of a tradition that Christians have that makes void the word of God?
10 For Moses said, Honor thy father and thy mother; and, He that speaketh evil of father or mother, let him die the death: 11 but ye say, If a man shall say to his father or his mother, That wherewith thou mightest have been profited by me is Corban, that is to say, Given to God; 12 ye no longer suffer him to do aught for his father or his mother; 13 making void the word of God by your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things ye do.
Let's compare this verse with these in Romans
5 One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind. 6 He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord: and he that eateth, eateth unto the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, unto the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks.
We read these verses in Romans and we like to view ourselves as strong in the faith, we are the ones who esteem every day alike. We know that the Sabbath day is the seventh day but we meet as the church on the 8th day, because that is the day of resurrection. Jesus is the Lord of the sabbath so we don't need to keep the sabbath anymore. OK. But do you rush from the church service to go watch a football game? Are you really esteeming every day alike to the Lord or is this grace from God an excuse for the flesh?
This portion in Romans 14 leads to Romans 15:1 Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
If you are "strong in the faith" then the Lord's day is when you should be bearing the infirmities of the weak. The Lord made it clear that the ten commandments are not done away with and that includes honoring your father and mother and keeping the sabbath. This does not mean we have to follow all the precepts of men and keep Saturday as the sabbath since it isn't the sabbath (the seventh day is based on the moon, the new moon, the first quarter, the full moon, etc). Instead Hebrews tells us there is a sabbath rest that we need to labor to enter into. But the question is, are you honoring your father and mother when you go to that football game or some other worldly pursuit on the Lord's day. This is not a reference to your parents according to the flesh (though that obviously applies to them as well) but more importantly to Abraham, to Peter, to Paul, to the brothers and sisters that brought us to the Lord and ministered to us.`
We have a tradition among Christians that we don't have to keep the sabbath, and which we then understand to mean that we can treat the Lord's day like any other day and therefore we can do as we please as soon as the meeting is over. Paul didn't say that, Jesus didn't say that. If you are going to honor your Father and Mother then you will take care of the weak and you will make the Lord your first and foremost goal. You would want to see and care for the ones who are weak in the faith and the Lord's day makes it very easy since many of them will all come to the same meeting. Yes, you can visit them at any time. There was a scene in the Erin Brokovich movie about the toxic spill where they needed everyone in the community to sign the form for a hearing without a jury. They had a big meeting to explain and about five hundred came and signed. But there were 650 that they needed, so after the meeting Erin says "well, we'll just need to go door to door to get the rest". That should be our attitude, we have 650 we are caring for, 500 come to the meeting, the other 150 we'll need to go door to door.