Any here was anti-traditional who became traditional?

[Not David]

I remember barely 2 or 3 years ago I was against tradition and things have changed for me now.

Any other similar case?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Were you against the tradition of obeying Yahweh ? Or just against the tradition that men later developed ?

 

[HTacianas]

I remember barely 2 or 3 years ago I was against tradition and things have changed for me now.

Any other similar case?

I was raised nominally protestant. Specifically baptist/Pentecostal. I had an epiphany one day then became a strong anti-catholic. I eventually reached a point where I couldn't decide whether to become Catholic or Orthodox. I chose Orthodoxy. But I have nothing against my Catholic cousins.

The traditions and teachings of the Orthodox Church are by far the easiest to defend.

 

[Not David]

Were you against the tradition of obeying Yahweh ? Or just against the tradition that men later developed ?

The Former

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

www.biblegateway.com › passage › search=Acts+5:29

Acts 5:29 ESV - But Peter and the apostles answered, - Bible ...
Acts 5:29 English Standard Version (ESV). 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

 

[Albion]

Were you against the tradition of obeying Yahweh ? Or just against the tradition that men later developed ?

It's hard to answer such a question because so many people use the words "traditional" and "tradition" to mean nothing more than "what those other people believe."

 

[Not David]

www.biblegateway.com › passage › search=Acts+5:29

Acts 5:29 ESV - But Peter and the apostles answered, - Bible ...
Acts 5:29 English Standard Version (ESV). 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

Ok?

 

[thecolorsblend]

I remember barely 2 or 3 years ago I was against tradition and things have changed for me now.

Any other similar case?

I was raised Protestant. There's some backstory going on here but the long and the short of it is I found myself in the Anglican world as an adult.

Studying what Anglicans believe led to studying what the Early Church believed. And what the Early Church believed sounds an awful lot like Catholicism. So I converted to Catholicism.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Ok?

Even the apostles warned, or cautioned, the members in Christ,
NOT to believe a message from an apostle, or from an angel of light, if it differed from
the GOOD NEWS GOSPEL once for all delivered to the assemblies of Ekklesia.

Like the Bereans example, test everything, BEFORE believing it.

 

[Tigger45]

I was raised in a nominal RC environment. When I was thirty an evangelical witnessed to me and I fully embraced Christ for life. After joining CF I’ve definitely shifted to the traditional end of the spectrum ie,.. liturgical, sacramental and look to the consensus of the ECF’s for doctrinal perspectives.

 

[HTacianas]

Even the apostles warned, or cautioned, the members in Christ,
NOT to believe a message from an apostle, or from an angel of light, if it differed from
the GOOD NEWS GOSPEL once for all delivered to the assemblies of Ekklesia.

Like the Bereans example, test everything, BEFORE believing it.

What is "the good news gospel"?

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Act 20:24
But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

v. 24 Paul wasn't moved from following God's will by the afflictions he had to endure. He was willing to serve God faithfully until he'd finished the work God had for him to do on the earth. Paul's ministry was to testify of the good news (gospel) of God's grace.

From Blue Letter Bible

CSB
But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.

CEB
But nothing, not even my life, is more important than my completing my mission. This is nothing other than the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus: to testify about the good news of God’s grace.

CJB
But I consider my own life of no importance to me whatsoever, as long as I can finish the course ahead of me, the task I received from the Lord Yeshua — to declare in depth the Good News of God’s love and kindness.

 

[Not David]

Even the apostles warned, or cautioned, the members in Christ,
NOT to believe a message from an apostle, or from an angel of light, if it differed from
the GOOD NEWS GOSPEL once for all delivered to the assemblies of Ekklesia.

Like the Bereans example, test everything, BEFORE believing it.

Yeah, and we make sure it is not prelest

 

[Not David]

I was raised in a nominal RC environment. When I was thirty an evangelical witnessed to me and I fully embraced Christ for life. After joining CF I’ve definitely shifted to the traditional end of the spectrum ie,.. liturgical, sacramental and look to the consensus of the ECF’s for doctrinal perspectives.

What made you appreciate the traditional?

 

[Tigger45]

What made you appreciate the traditional?

Well all Christian worship services are liturgical but I prefer the structure of the service to emulate the early church forms where everything being done in the service has a reason behind it. From the beginning procession, to whether the congregation is standing, sitting or kneeling. Or even if the celebrant is facing in the same direction as the congregation or towards them. And the ancient liturgies are intricately and dynamically tied into sacramental theology. I also appreciate how they follow Christ’s earthly ministry from birth, Lent and Pentecost throughout the year by following a liturgical calendar. And finally there is no such thing as Nuda Scriptura=scripture alone or bible onlyism. Everything a human tries to comprehend or contemplate is effected by that person or group’s paradigm which ironically is a tradition in and of itself. Which is why I think it’s most authentic to pull from the historic church and consensus of the ECF’s.

 

[seeking.IAM]

Well, sort of. I was part of mainline Protestant denomination for 50 years. I grew discontent with my worship experience there, and yearned for a more historical, traditional, sacramental, and liturgical worship experience. After studying and visiting, I decided that Catholicism and Orthodoxy posed various "stoppers" for me, so I found my new church home in an Anglo-Catholic parish.

 

[Not David]

Well, sort of. I was part of mainline Protestant denomination for 50 years. I grew discontent with my worship experience there, and yearned for a more historical, traditional, sacramental, and liturgical worship experience. After studying and visiting, I decided that Catholicism and Orthodoxy posed various "stoppers" for me, so I found my new church home in an Anglo-Catholic parish.

Isn’t mainline already traditional?

 

[seeking.IAM]

Isn’t mainline already traditional?

It depends on one's definition of traditional. Reread my series, "traditional...worship experience" Many mainline churches have non-traditional worship.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

Isn’t mainline already traditional?

Each must be tested today. At least if one is being checked out ... it is obviously not possible to test all of them for any one person. But any one you may go to, is subject to testing as Scripture says.

 

[prodromos]

www.biblegateway.com › passage › search=Acts+5:29

Acts 5:29 ESV - But Peter and the apostles answered, - Bible ...
Acts 5:29 English Standard Version (ESV). 29 But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.

What if those traditions are not of men, but of the Church, which is the body of Christ?

2 Thessalonians 2:15

Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.​

Acts 15:28

For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things:​