i know we're a long way from macedonia, but isn't the same still true today? sadly enough, you can walk into pretty much any Christian book store and see shelves full of just this. books written by men who decided to share their thoughts and version of God, giving you their warnings and commands, practically without even quoting scripture.
but it doesn't just stop there. we do this all the time...and no time is it more obvious than the season we're in right now. it's Christmas time...and you know what that means... pictures with santa claus and lots of toys from jolly old st. nick. really? that's Christmas?
and how about Easter? i don't think God created a magic bunny to lay eggs in our backyards to celebrate His son's victory over death either.
here's a thought...a suggestion: how about we celebrate the holiday...the Reason for the season for the right reasons this year!
2 comments:
Man, you are a posting fiend! Anyway, I would wait on saying Santa isn't real. Have you seen Jennifer's dad? The resemblance is scary...
context from a commentary:
Neither give heed to fables. The fables are called Jewish in Titus 1:14. It is likely such fables as those of the Talmud are meant, legends which have been added to the history of the Old Testament, additions to the Scriptures. Though the Talmud was committed to writing a little later, it aimed to collect the legends and traditions which had been long in existence.
Endless genealogies. Philo, a learned Alexandrian Jew who wrote a little before Paul's time, built up a whole system on genealogies. The names in the genealogies with him represented the various conditions of the soul. Some have supposed that Paul refers to some foolish fancies of the Gnostics, but those were of later date.
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