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When lent is purely man made tradition, why are people following 40 days of lent period? How is this acceptable and pleasing to God ? Please share biblical regferences for the glory of Christ Jesus name.
You can read my response to Tammy for another perspective on Lent. It is not taught in Scripture, but, like many things we do, such as read our Bible, it is not prohibited. In Jesus' time, the Old Testament was read in the synagogues as families did not have the Old Testament in a book in their homes. The letters (epistles) of the apostles were read at their weekly gatherings, but families did not have copies of them in their homes. But even so, it is a good thing to read and study the Bible. Sometimes we have prayer vigils as a church family or among a group of believers. This is not taught in Scripture, but it is a good thing to do.
There can be many things we do for our spiritual growth or to help others in their walk with God that are not taught in Scripture, but it is not wrong to do these things. Likewise, it is not wrong to observe Lent if one understands the purpose and benefit of doing so.
I think we should be careful to not be quick to judge what others do in their walk and worship just because we do not do the same things.
Mary1979, I grew up Catholic and we never did lent (we weren't very good Catholics) LOL But as a "Protestant" Christian, I've seen many brothers and sisters in Christ participate in lent, by not eating chocolate, or giving up soda, or not eating junk food. My thoughts on that, it reminds me of this verse: Matthew 23:25
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess."
I don't think abstaining from chocolate is going to bring anyone closer to God. Matthew 15:11
"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."
Just my thoughts. Great question, by the way. God bless!
Catholics are not the only sect that observes lent. Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutherans do. There may be others that I am not aware of.
Lent can be observed as a matter of practice or it can present the opportunity to fast and pray for some believers. I do not think this is a Phariseeical thing to do. God looks on the heart, so we should not sit in judgment of this practice by some of our brothers and sisters. Taking time to deliberately and reverently fast and pray for a period of time is not prohibited by Scripture. In fact, Jesus told His disciples that some evil spirits will not come out of a person except with fasting and prayer.
Lent is not the only time to fast and pray, but for some who have not done so before, it presents an opportunity to begin this Bible based spiritual discipline and then continue to use this discipline at other times as the Spirit leads a person to do so.
This being said, there is no Biblical mandate to observe Lent, but it is not prohibited either.
If you don't repent your sins before God and believe in the lord Jesus Christ
you will not see nor enter the kingdom of God. JOHN 3:3.
Majority of churches today they have departed from the word of God, and they have either loved the world and the life of it while the Scriptures expresses, we are not of the world and Jesus the son of God has said my kingdom is not of the world.
In Doing so the churches have Turned from grace to legalism and from the word of God to Tradition of men. Some churches nowadays its even impossible to preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified at the cross.
I pray God to Open your mind for understanding Amen.
Instead of Teaching what is given to us in the scriptures, we as men have added and twisted the word of God, and in the process, we have gone form Obeying God to Be entertainers and men-pleaser.
and this is evident in the world and in the scriptures.
Remember the Jews, scribes and Pharisees who took the law of Moses and sub-divided it, is creating their own ways of worshiping God then from that point on it became words of men and Tradition which they followed to appoint That even when the Son of God was standing right next to them, they could not recognize Him.
Same as what we are experiencing in the generations that has pasted and this current one, Massive Tradition of men to appoint that our churches have become entertainment center wondering If Jesus will find Faith on Earth when he Cames back? Luke 18:8
Matthew 15:1-3
1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
So there's no place in the bible that state we should oberserve any Lent commemorating the 40 days., Please read your bible, Pray without ceasing and Fast before the Lord
Yes Mary1979, many people rather follow Church traditions & teachings & not read the Bible & learn the Truth for themselves. Yet, we cannot be judgemental towards them as God weighs their hearts which we cannot see - many are still saved in spite of being gullible & blindly following but have never matured in the Word & Spirit.
Many of these old traditions, especially seen in the high churches, emulate Old Testament patterns or from their own interpretations, even though those observances were never meant to be incorporated into Christ's redeemed, called-out Church. The only two Ordinances the Church was ever given to observe, were Water Baptism & the Lord's Supper. The early Church only knew of Christ's Life & Teachings through the apostles, and none of these 'strange & new' observances we see today were known to the apostolic Church, but instead are unbiblical developments through the ages.
You can read my response to Tammy for another perspective on Lent. It is not taught in Scripture, but, like many things we do, such as read our Bible, it is not prohibited. In Jesus' time, the Old Testament was read in the synagogues as families did not have the Old Testament in a book in their homes. The letters (epistles) of the apostles were read at their weekly gatherings, but families did not have copies of them in their homes. But even so, it is a good thing to read and study the Bible. Sometimes we have prayer vigils as a church family or among a group of believers. This is not taught in Scripture, but it is a good thing to do.
There can be many things we do for our spiritual growth or to help others in their walk with God that are not taught in Scripture, but it is not wrong to do these things. Likewise, it is not wrong to observe Lent if one understands the purpose and benefit of doing so.
I think we should be careful to not be quick to judge what others do in their walk and worship just because we do not do the same things.
"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess."
I don't think abstaining from chocolate is going to bring anyone closer to God. Matthew 15:11
"Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man."
Just my thoughts. Great question, by the way. God bless!
Catholics are not the only sect that observes lent. Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopalian, Lutherans do. There may be others that I am not aware of.
Lent can be observed as a matter of practice or it can present the opportunity to fast and pray for some believers. I do not think this is a Phariseeical thing to do. God looks on the heart, so we should not sit in judgment of this practice by some of our brothers and sisters. Taking time to deliberately and reverently fast and pray for a period of time is not prohibited by Scripture. In fact, Jesus told His disciples that some evil spirits will not come out of a person except with fasting and prayer.
Lent is not the only time to fast and pray, but for some who have not done so before, it presents an opportunity to begin this Bible based spiritual discipline and then continue to use this discipline at other times as the Spirit leads a person to do so.
This being said, there is no Biblical mandate to observe Lent, but it is not prohibited either.
If you don't repent your sins before God and believe in the lord Jesus Christ
you will not see nor enter the kingdom of God. JOHN 3:3.
Majority of churches today they have departed from the word of God, and they have either loved the world and the life of it while the Scriptures expresses, we are not of the world and Jesus the son of God has said my kingdom is not of the world.
In Doing so the churches have Turned from grace to legalism and from the word of God to Tradition of men. Some churches nowadays its even impossible to preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified at the cross.
I pray God to Open your mind for understanding Amen.
Instead of Teaching what is given to us in the scriptures, we as men have added and twisted the word of God, and in the process, we have gone form Obeying God to Be entertainers and men-pleaser.
and this is evident in the world and in the scriptures.
Remember the Jews, scribes and Pharisees who took the law of Moses and sub-divided it, is creating their own ways of worshiping God then from that point on it became words of men and Tradition which they followed to appoint That even when the Son of God was standing right next to them, they could not recognize Him.
Same as what we are experiencing in the generations that has pasted and this current one, Massive Tradition of men to appoint that our churches have become entertainment center wondering If Jesus will find Faith on Earth when he Cames back? Luke 18:8
Matthew 15:1-3
1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying, 2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. 3But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
So there's no place in the bible that state we should oberserve any Lent commemorating the 40 days., Please read your bible, Pray without ceasing and Fast before the Lord
Many of these old traditions, especially seen in the high churches, emulate Old Testament patterns or from their own interpretations, even though those observances were never meant to be incorporated into Christ's redeemed, called-out Church. The only two Ordinances the Church was ever given to observe, were Water Baptism & the Lord's Supper. The early Church only knew of Christ's Life & Teachings through the apostles, and none of these 'strange & new' observances we see today were known to the apostolic Church, but instead are unbiblical developments through the ages.
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