Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ
I’d like to talk a little about God’s Word and man’s tradition. I will make it simple so a child can understand.
Let’s begin with the old testament. Before Jesus came to earth & died on the cross for the sins of the world, God’s people went to the High Priest which God had put in place for His people to come to & offer up their sacrifices for sin.
The people would bring their sacrifices for their sin to the High Priest under God’s instructions. The High Priest would then offer up to God the peoples sacrifices as well as a sacrifice for himself. The High Priest was the only one allowed by God to enter into the Holiest of Hollies.
Anyone else whom entered into this place was stricken dead plain & simple. What did the Holiest of Hollies represent anyway? Simple. The Tabernacle entrance had a large veil covering it. We know it as the Sanctuary. Beyond the Sanctuary was another veil. Behind this veil was a mercy seat. This represented the throne & dwelling place of God.
No man other than the High Priest was ever allowed to enter there. This was called the Holiest of Hollies because it represented the dwelling place of God Almighty. When Jesus died on the cross, we read the veil of the temple was ripped apart.
Matt.27: 51. And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.
What does this mean?
It means simply this. The veil ripped in to showing us that Jesus had now made a way for man to come directly to God. What does that mean? It means Jesus did not destroy the law, but He fulfilled the law just as He said. Matt. 5: 17 says – Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.
How did He do this?
Under the law, man had to come to the High Priest. The High Priest was the one whom went to God on our behalf. Nothing of the law changed except man has been completely taken out of the way. The High Priest is still in place, but our High Priest now is Jesus Christ Himself. Man has been removed.
We now can come to God the Father, through His Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. What does this mean to us? Since the veil was torn down at Jesus’ death, we now have access to God the Father without going to man. This brings me to this question.
After Jesus did all of the above, why does man continue to go to man & ask to be forgiven? 1st John 2: 1 states the following. – My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.
Notice, our advocate is Jesus Christ, not man.
Why does man call man his father? Matt.23: 9 says – And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. (Jesus Speaking)
So why do people continue to go to man & confess to man their sins? Why does man continue to call a man his Father? The answer is simple really. Tradition, plain & simple. Going to man to confess our sins is a waste of time. Calling man our father & asking him to forgive us of our sins is a waste of time.
What are we doing when we go to man, confess to man, call man our father, or ask man for forgiveness? The Answer! We sin against God by holding to the traditions of man instead of obeying the Lord & His Word.
We go to our true Father which is in Heaven, God. We go to God our Father through & by His Son Our Savior Jesus Christ. How can we be absolutely sure of this? That answer is easy also. John 14: 6 says – Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Friends, if we want Heaven to be our home, there is only ONE WAY to get there. Through Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Not Man. Jesus is the one that died for you and I. Man has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with one making Heaven their home.
God’s Word vrs. Man’s Tradition, who do you think will win in the end?
Let us let go of man, his ways, his traditions, his opinions, his teachings, his denomination’s & his thoughts. Let us cling to God & His Word
God Bless
Pastor Millard
Waltham General Baptist Church
He most certainly is Mary. He most certainly is. Thank you for your post & for taking the time to read my page.
More will come as it it laid upon my heart to help people understand God’s ways from Man’s.
God Bless
Hi Pastor Millard,
It is not just tradition but also a way for churches to control the people.
I have not gone to confession in many years I always go to God for as you say he is the only one that can forgive me my sins.
Mary