Religious Traditions Chapter
If Scripture is true, then one of the greatest battlegrounds is between true biblical worship and the many manmade traditions that try to replace the Eternal's ways, cause the Savior to appear weak, or lead a person away from the Kingdom of Light altogether.
Improper Worship
One of the greatest battle grounds between righteousness and evil comes in the form of true worship. Elohim has stated how mankind is to have a relationship with Himself. The religious traditions of man (whether Christian, Rabbinical, or secular in origin) cause separation of mankind from the Almighty and the loss of blessing in life.
Clergy and Laity
For thousands of years, the modern church has had a clergy and laity format where the clergy, whatever their title, has placed themselves equal or superior to the Scriptures and made rules, customs, practices, and denominations of worship to their own liking. These customs, rites, and practices are passed from one generation to the next. It is time to end this broken system of clergy and laity and to return Scripture to it's rightful place of authority in leading our beliefs and doctrine, to restore our faith in the commandments of Elohim rather than following the traditions of men, and stop the artificial separation of the members of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Traditions of the Rabbis
Traditions of the Bishops
Pagan and Occult Worship
Within the Scriptures, it is often and in many ways stated not to worship false gods or follow the ordinances of the surrounding nations such as Egypt or Canaan. The Messiah also states that people are to obey the commandments. Sadly, through the centuries this has not been applied to the body of believers. Sometimes quickly and sometimes slowly, false forms of worship have crept into religious practices and some have even become commonplace. This often occurs through absorbing man made rituals and traditions from other cultures or religions, while adding a surface layer of meaning toward the Almighty, and then mixing it with true worship. Although Scripture warns not to worship as the pagans worship, many pagan, occult, and new age practices have been absorbed into the church and branded as good by merely masking them a new title and a veneer of symbolic meaning.
Cult Heresies
Usually associated with a single leader who has 'the truth' or a new revelation as a 'prophet', religious cults tend to be an elitist group, have intense control of their members, will place the writings of their leader above the Scriptures, and most importantly minimize Yahshuah as Savior by teaching that some form of good works or a respectable place in their organization is needed to get into Heaven.
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