When Pentecostals say they don't like tradition, what do they mean? What are they getting at? Because I think there is a valid point in all the reactionism, and values worth holding on to.
So what are we afraid of? Some ideas:
- Formalism
- Letting traditions take the place of true faith and a real relationship with God
- Getting weighed down by detailed arguments over side issues
- Obscuring the core message of the gospel
- Becoming content with the status quo
- Not giving the Spirit freedom to blow where He wills
- Works righteousness
Now these may or not be valid fears when it comes to the idea of Tradition, but I think these are the kind of objections that come to mind.
Other ideas?
~lg
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