1. Denominations: Let’s talk about “TRADITIONS”

2. Which Traditions Do You Have?
FROM GOD: (2 Thess. 2:15; I Cor. 11:2; Thess. 3:6)

3. Which Traditions Do You Have?
FROM GOD: (2 Thess. 2:15; I Cor. 11:2; Thess. 3:6)
FROM MAN: (Matt. 15:3,9; Col. 2:8; I Cor. 4:6)

4. Which Traditions Do You Have?
FROM GOD: (2 Thess. 2:15; I Cor. 11:2; Thess. 3:6)
FROM MAN: (Matt. 15:3,9; Col. 2:8; I Cor. 4:6)
THROUGH GOD’S WORD – APOSTLES OF CHRIST: (2 Jn. 9; Jn. 8:31-32; Acts 2:42)

5. Which Traditions Do You Have?
FROM GOD: (2 Thess. 2:15; I Cor. 11:2; Thess. 3:6)
FROM MAN: (Matt. 15:3,9; Col. 2:8; I Cor. 4:6)
THROUGH GOD’S WORD – APOSTLES OF CHRIST: (2 Jn. 9; Jn. 8:31-32; Acts 2:42)
Guided in All Truth (Jn. 16:13-15)
Commandment of the Lord (I Cor. 14:37)
Eternal Life (Jn. 12:50)

6. Denomination
Denominations: more than just “naming class of things…”

7. Denomination Denominations: more than just “naming class of things…”
Denomination: an “organizational” concept never manifesting Jesus’ concept of the church.
Larger than the local church ( Rev. 2-3, Acts 14:23)

8. Denomination Denominations: more than just “naming class of things…”
Denomination: an “organizational” concept never manifesting Jesus’ concept of the church.
Larger than the local church ( Rev. 2-3, Acts 14:23)
Smaller than the universal church (Matt. 16:18, Eph. 1:22-23)

9. Denomination Denominations: more than just “naming class of things…”
Denomination: an “organizational” concept never manifesting Jesus’ concept of the church.
Larger than the local church ( Rev. 2-3, Acts 14:23)
Smaller than the universal church (Matt. 16:18, Eph. 1:22-23)
Does it not bother you that your tradition has led you into a religious organization that Jesus never revealed or approved of?

10. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding Homosexuality and Same Sex Marriage (I Cor. 6:9-10; Matt. 19:4-5)
To my Baptist friends, do your Presbyterian friends still hold to the traditions of God when they now accept same sex marriage in the church?
“Marriage between two people” – March 2015, Presbyterian USA

11. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding baptizing infants
To my Baptist friends, do your Lutheran friends hold to the traditions of God or traditions of man regarding baptizing infants?
Baptism took the place of circumcision in families ? Scripture??? Col. 2:11-13, Jn. 6: 28-29, Mk. 16:16

12. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding bishops, elders, pastors in the church
Presbyterians are the Baptists following God’s tradition when they have a pastor and no elders?

13. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding bishops, elders, pastors in the church
Presbyterians are the Baptists following God’s tradition when they have a pastor and no elders?
Baptists: are the Methodists following God’s tradition when they have bishops over the elders?

14. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding bishops, elders, pastors in the church
Presbyterians are the Baptists following God’s tradition when they have a pastor and no elders?
Baptists: are the Methodists following God’s tradition when they have bishops over the elders?
Elders appointed in every church (Acts 14:23); Bishops were the elders and the elders were the bishops and pastors (Acts 20:17, 28; I Pet. 5: 1-4)

15. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding baptizing and salvation
Lutherans: are the Baptists following God’s tradition when they teach baptism is a testimony of a preceding act of repentance of acceptance of Jesus as personal Savior?

16. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding baptizing and salvation
Lutherans: are the Baptists following God’s tradition when they teach baptism is a testimony of a preceding act of repentance of acceptance of Jesus as personal Savior?
Baptists: are the Lutherans following God’s tradition when they teach baptism is a means of grace to further sanctification and justification?

17. United in Fundamental Christianity?
Respect for the authority of Scripture and Christ regarding baptizing and salvation
Lutherans: are the Baptists following God’s tradition when they teach baptism is a testimony of a preceding act of repentance of acceptance of Jesus as personal Savior?
Baptists: are the Lutherans following God’s tradition when they teach baptism is a means of grace to further sanctification and justification?
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned” (Mk. 16:16) - Go preach the gospel…(Mk. 16:15)

18. John 17:20-21; 17:11; I Corinthians 1:10
Dear Denominational friend, do your traditions accommodate personal tastes, or hold to the unifying tradition from God?
John 17:20-21; 17:11; I Corinthians 1:10