Principle: “Religious culture can be a hinderance to the advancement of the kingdom.”

Many have formed their understanding of spiritual leadership from a particular perspective of religious culture rather than the Word of God and direction of the Holy Spirit. The accepted culture can result in church growth but is not necessarily a gauge of the “formation of Christ” in a people. The tradition can become so ingrained that even people outside of the church develop an expectation of what they think the church should be, because they have watched “believers” act a particular way for so long.

“So for the sake of your tradition, you have set aside the Word of God, depriving it of force and authority and making it no effect.” (Matthew 15:6) 

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