The picture that was posted are four Bertschs, Emanuel, Gideon, Delmar, and Paul. A lot of history, and many traditions. Are traditions always good? Do they fit all areas of life? Are they always true?
It was Thanksgiving and the family was gathered at mom's house. The women were busy in the kitchen. Sue was making the ham that year, and she said, "I wish that I could make ham like grandma. Did she have a special recipe? Her mom said, " I don't know. Ask her-- she is in the living room." Sue went to her grandma and asked, "Your ham was always so much better than mine. Is it because you cut off the ends when you bake it?" "Well" grandma said, "When grandpa and I got married we didn't have much money. we received a roaster as a wedding gift, and it was so small that I cut the end off of the ham so it would fit." "Tradition".
Pat and I grew up with a lot of religious tradition; certain things were done at certain times, almost ritualistic and it had been done that way for centuries. "Tradition"!
This brings up the point. What is the harm of tradition? In Pats blog (homecoming) I said, "she is the most Godly person I know." Pat didn't agree totally with that. As I was asking The Lord about my statement He started to show me how committed she is. When tradition becomes our way of spiritual life we do things because our father's father did it that way, and so will we. When we become committed to the ways of The Father it's a different situation. Pat is committed to The Father's ways. Pat became committed upon receiving Christ; I was raised in a church where it became a tradition. I am learning commitment, and she is living commitment. Her commitment to God, family, church, and work, in that order make her Godly, because of the order. My commitment didn't have the right order, and almost cost me everything. Because the order makes it work, my commitment was to a church, not to God. When we say that we are committed, God knows how committed we are, and when we start to fail, we find out how committed we are or are not. The apostle Paul was committed to The Lord, I like this Scripture. " I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the Faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness, which The Lord , the Righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also who love His appearing." II TIMOTHY 4:7-8 ((KJV)
It was Thanksgiving and the family was gathered at mom's house. The women were busy in the kitchen. Sue was making the ham that year, and she said, "I wish that I could make ham like grandma. Did she have a special recipe? Her mom said, " I don't know. Ask her-- she is in the living room." Sue went to her grandma and asked, "Your ham was always so much better than mine. Is it because you cut off the ends when you bake it?" "Well" grandma said, "When grandpa and I got married we didn't have much money. we received a roaster as a wedding gift, and it was so small that I cut the end off of the ham so it would fit." "Tradition".
Pat and I grew up with a lot of religious tradition; certain things were done at certain times, almost ritualistic and it had been done that way for centuries. "Tradition"!
This brings up the point. What is the harm of tradition? In Pats blog (homecoming) I said, "she is the most Godly person I know." Pat didn't agree totally with that. As I was asking The Lord about my statement He started to show me how committed she is. When tradition becomes our way of spiritual life we do things because our father's father did it that way, and so will we. When we become committed to the ways of The Father it's a different situation. Pat is committed to The Father's ways. Pat became committed upon receiving Christ; I was raised in a church where it became a tradition. I am learning commitment, and she is living commitment. Her commitment to God, family, church, and work, in that order make her Godly, because of the order. My commitment didn't have the right order, and almost cost me everything. Because the order makes it work, my commitment was to a church, not to God. When we say that we are committed, God knows how committed we are, and when we start to fail, we find out how committed we are or are not. The apostle Paul was committed to The Lord, I like this Scripture. " I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the Faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a Crown of Righteousness, which The Lord , the Righteous Judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also who love His appearing." II TIMOTHY 4:7-8 ((KJV)
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