C&CW Ep. 36 - Seasonal Christians, part 1

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Coffee & Christian Worldview
Episode 36

Show Notes:

It's the "ber" months: September, November, December. We are approaching Advent Season.

People become "holier" because of this season.
Though they don't attend church regularly the rest of the year.

What happens in the Roman Catholic context in December?
"Simbang Gabi." Church every day for 9 days. Everyone goes, out of superstition. Apparently, you get one wish granted if you finish all 9 days.

Papist church and practice is melded with the culture that you can't tell them apart. How much is the teaching of the church, and how much is just cultural custom? Is it actually religious devotion.

There's also the fun part: attending to see all your friends, then go somewhere after. It's a social activity.

Extra-biblical holy days, ecclesiastical holy days, inevitably puts down the Lord's Day.
People observe man-made holy days, but not the day God has made holy.
God says work, but a religious body has said worship.

Sunday is completely neglected by the majority. Their attitude is it is okay to skip Sunday worship, but not these special days.

When a special holiday lands on Sunday, that Sunday is considered more holy than the rest. Easter, for example. The focus is on the special day, rather than regular worship.
Protestants to this when they change the time of worship to a "sunrise service," making one Sunday unique.
This applies to church anniversaries.

When an additional calendar date is set by a church, it becomes a regular part of worship, as regular as the Lord's Day. That's adding to divine worship. When required, the conscience of people is bound.

Mark 7:6 And He said to them, “Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written:
‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.
7 But in vain do they worship Me,
Teaching as doctrines the commands of men.’
8 Leaving the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men.”
9 And He was also saying to them, “You are good at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. . .
13 thus invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that.”

When man adds a holy day, the Lord's Day will be left behind. The command of God is inevitably replaced by man's tradition.
It is vain worship.

The tradition of man and the command of God cannot co-exist.

Stages:

1. Bible is higher than traditions.
2. Bible and tradition are equal.
3. Tradition replace the Bible.

That's what we see with these religious seasons, ecclesiastical holidays. The command of God has been invalidated by the traditions of a church.

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