Traditions

Like many young adults are doing this week, 22 years ago I arrived on the campus of Texas A&M University for my freshman year. That year I was introduced to several traditions that were considered important to becoming an Aggie. The traditions at Texas A&M helped to create a bond and camaraderie among my fellow students and Aggies everywhere. They were very important to me then and still are to this day. Christian traditions provide for us much of the same benefit.

As Christians we all belong to tradition. Much of what we celebrate and believe is found in traditions that are hundreds of years old. Most Christians believe that our ideas of truth and doctrine are solely born from an objective reading of Scripture, but even Scripture is sourced from tradition. The things we hold so dear to us theologically, spiritually and emotionally come from the beautiful practice of passing things down. Without traditions we would not have most of the doctrines, creeds and core truths we hold to be foundational.

I value the traditions of the Christian church and believe that they provide for us rich understanding of where we have come from and a perspective of God and creation as if we were standing on the shoulders of giants. That is not to say we should automatically accept everything that has been passed down to us, but it does gives us a foundation to start from and leg up on the discovery of truth.

This Sunday, August 23rd, we will continue our sermon series, Don’t Check Your Brain at the Door. We will explore the theological tool called tradition and how it can provide for us an advantage in our discovery of truth. Join us online at 8:30 AM (Traditional) and 10:45 AM (Contemporary).

In God’s grip,

Pastor Chuck Church