Back to Basics #8: Tradition

Why do we do the things we do? Tradition. As pentecostals, we often pride ourselves in our freedom in the Spirit to break with tradition. The truth is, tradition can be both good and bad. It’s the active presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives that will help us to tell the difference.

This past Sunday we looked at good and bad traditions. Here’s the audio:

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Here are the scriptures we looked at:

• Joshua 4:1-7
• Hebrews 12:1-2
• 2 Thessalonians 2:13-17
• Mark 7:1-13
• John 16:12-15

I quoted from G. K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy during the message (page 69 below). You can preview more of this fantastic book here: