Bill, I think that is what Kevin meant by Holy Things (i.e. God and His Word and how we approach them). Peace, steve Bill burns wrote: > It's not so much the merchandising as the trivialization that I think > is dangerous. The merchandising is a result of taking *Holy things* too > lightly. > > *Holy things? What's that? God and His Word are only Holy I know about.* > ** > *Bill* > > > > */Kevin Sigafoos <ksigafoos@...>/* wrote: > > On 7/10/07, Jerry wrote: > > > > I think traditionalism is more a danger than this religious > junk. Most > > people recognize this for what it is. > > > > It's not so much the merchandising as the trivialization that I think > is dangerous. The merchandising is a result of taking Holy things too > lightly. > > Do you really think that traditionalism is that dangerous? > Traditionalism is pretty much dead, in my experience. A lot of > churches have abandoned the tradition for the "new" and "fresh." The > Market-Driven-Church (R) philosophy has largely replaced tradition in > an effort to draw a crowd. > > I'm not for tradition just for tradition's sake. There are a lot of > traditions that should stay dead and buried. However, we lose a lot > when we forget our past. It's frightening how ignorant the average > church member is of Church History. Part of the role of tradition is > to pass on the knowledge of the past to the next generation. This, > historically, has been the role of catechism, responsive readings, > hymns, etc. > > Those who forget the heresies of the past are doomed to repeat them. > > > -- > > Grace and peace, > Kevin Sigafoos > --------------------- > For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be > glory forever. Amen. (Rom 11:36) > > To subscribe, send a message to: pastorsforum-join@... > > To unsubscribe, send a message to: > pastorsforum-unsubscribe@... > > -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pastor Steven G. Rockhill Lisbon Reformed Presbyterian Church PO Box 88 Lisbon, NY 13658 315-393-9041 revrock@... http://lisbonrpc.port5.com +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++