Traditional church

Aren’t“traditions” bad? Some are, some are not. Man-made traditions should never be part of a church, however Godly traditions kept by the church are necessary.

In II Thessalonians 2:15, St. Paul states,“Therefore, brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether by word or our epistle.”

The key question is who decides which traditions are man-made and which are the traditions that God wants us to keep?The answer is the collective body of the church guided by the Holy Spirit which has existed from the beginning of Christendom. The church has always been guided by the Holy Spirit, this was the promise of the Lord that after His Holy Ascension, that the Holy Spirit will teach us all things. The Lord told us, “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come,He will guide you into all truth” (John 16:13).