The Epistles to the Hebrews

Appendix  91

Traditions, continued

6. When a congregation uses received tradition to remain faithful to the “Word of God,” they are commended by the apostles.

1 Cor. 11.2 (ESV) – Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you. 2 Thess. 2.15 (ESV) – So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by our spoken word or by our letter. 2 Thess. 3.6 (ESV) – Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition that you received from us.

Appendix A The Founders of Tradition Three Levels of Christian Authority

Exod. 3.15 (ESV) – God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.”

1. The Authoritative Tradition: The Apostles and the Prophets (The Holy Scriptures) Eph. 2.19-21 (ESV) – So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.

~ The Apostle Paul

God revealed his saving work to those who would give eyewitness testimony to his glory, first in Israel, and ultimately in Jesus Christ the Messiah. This testimony is binding for all people, at all