http://www.theoblogian.org/Quality theological discussion.60 http://ww.theoblogian.org/Post.aspx?s=rc&idpPost=139#Comment_276<P>Thanks, Mark.<BR>You're right.&nbsp;And if&nbsp;our worship become inadequate, so does&nbsp;the ability to pass on the knowledge of God to our children.&nbsp;As the&nbsp;understanding of&nbsp;God is&nbsp;warped by tradition, it&nbsp;may become&nbsp;repulsive to our children, an outcome far worse than our own inadequancy.</P>Brian6/9/2006 2:19:00 PM http://ww.theoblogian.org/Post.aspx?s=rc&idpPost=139#Comment_266Brian,<br> <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I enjoy a refreshing breeze in the afternoon after lunch to clear out the cob webs and sharpen my focus...&nbsp; It's a sad thing to see believers choked with the thorns and thisles of legalism and tradition- no joy, no freedom, no victory, no salt, no light; but existing in some twilight zone of percieved "duty" to God.&nbsp; Even worse when they take pride in their lack of joy and equate it with "their cross to bear".<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Isaiah 1 had useful instruction for the Pharisees and it has useful caution for the church today (I grew up in an IFCA church and now pastor a GARBC church)- God doesn't want tradition: fundamentalist, reformed, or catholoic- but our hearts.&nbsp; He has called us to worship him in Spirit and in Truth.&nbsp; If His word is improperly handled and our understanding of Him is warped by tradition our worship will be inadequate.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Amen Brother.<br> <br> Mark<br> <br> <br> Mark Kernan6/6/2006 8:18:00 PM