Tradition: Old and New: Tradition in the Christian Church -- Then and Now

"So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us," said the Apostle Paul. Yet some Christians seem to regard complete freedom from any kind of tradition as a sign of spiritual maturity. The fact is, when we seek to abandon old traditions, we create new ones. F.F. Bruce explains it this way: "It is noteworthy how often the renunciation of an old tradition is followed by the speedy development of a new one." Tradition Old and New traces the development of C...