TRADITION
The first seven
chapters of Genesis sets the stage for the rest of the human history recorded
in the Scriptures. The pattern is
consistent throughout the rest of the Bible.
It reveals the absolute faithfulness of God and the continuous
waywardness of humans; the strength of the Spirit and the fragility of
flesh. God is the Alpha and Omega of all
things; no updates, no new and improved changes.
In the beginning
God created the world and He declared it all good. He made it simple and clear how to live in
His world and how humans are to be with Him and with one another. He also made it clear that He wanted these
ways passed down from generation to generation so that the ways of God would be
true from the beginning to the end of our time here on earth and would carry on
in the Kingdom of
God
God seems to honor
tradition. He wants things carefully
handed down from one generation to another.
He wants certain rituals preformed seasonally, year after year,
generation after generation, as a way of remembrance. He wants to dwell with His people, His
creation, in faithfulness and consistency.
His mercies are new every morning but His love is forever
steadfast. In His sameness He is never
stale but always fresh and new just as a sunrise is always the same but always
fresh and new.
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