"Traditions of men"
In line with the new Topic for this month, I am often told that I am following the traditions of men by following Torah. Which makes me wonder:
1. What is the true definition for "traditions of men"?
2. Are all traditions of men sinful?
3. Can we support someone with a tradition they follow if it doesn't cause them to sin?
What are your thoughts on this?
#lawsofmen #manmadelaws #traditionsofmen
Q136: According to Hebrews, what is "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen"?
#quiz
PS: Discussions are very welcome, but please do not give the answer away in your discussions.
Hint: Heb. 11
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Nahir G
THIS WEEK
Tazria תַזְרִיעַ
Conceived
TORAH Leviticus 12:1-13:59
PROPHETS 2 Kings 4:42-5:19
GOSPEL Luke 2:22-33
Portion Outline
TORAH
Leviticus 12:1 Purification of Women after Childbirth
Leviticus 13:1 Leprosy, Varieties and Symptoms
PROPHETS
2 Kings 4:42 Elisha Feeds One Hundred Men
2 Kings 5:1 The Healing of Naaman
Cody Bond
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GidgetsMom
2. Not all traditions of men are sinful. Going for an evening walk with your offspring everyday is not sinful. It is a tradition of man that a sabbath days walk not exceed half a mile. If you walk more than that, the tradition of man says you are sinning. However, sin is transgression of Torah, not rabbinical traditions. Torah says everyone is to stay in their own place. Yeshua did not have a place to lay His head and frequented the synagogues on sabbath. Did He sin by not staying in His place, or is in his own place possibly a larger area, such as a neighborhood or town? In his own place is the commandment we need to be concerned with, not the sabbath days walk.
3. Yes, we can support someone with a tradition of men. There is no sin in having a habit of daily walking, which is not a commandment of Torah, and is therefore your own tradition as a man.
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Joshua Myers
2. Nope, we see Yeshua following one of those traditions (Weekly Portions) in Luke 4:17-21. This Isaiah portion could have once been part of the Nitsavim portion (which starts just after what Yeshua read).
3. I don't know what you mean by support? Like, I feel supporting someone is encouraging, helping, facilitating what they do. If someone wants to where tefflin, I am not going to encourage them, but I am also not going to discourage them. If they try to push it on other believers (especially me and my family), I might then step in with challenges and Scripture.
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