Tradition and Scripture

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jan 20, 1909

Tradition and Scripture.

The Western Watchman of Dec. 3, 1908, in speaking of an unfortunate statement of one of the Catholic theologians, says: “The church knows what it believes in all ages. To say that any tradition of the faithful rests on apocrypha or writings of any kind is not heretical, but nonsensical. Tradition does not rest even on Scripture.” And this is true. It was true in the days of Jesus. But as it was then, so it is now, the tradition “made void” in the teaching and practise of those who followed it the commandments of God. He could say to-day as then: “Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.” Matt. 15:6.