Speculative Practices

Now I praise you because you remember me in everything, and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.  1 Corinthians 11:2  NASB Traditions – Now that we have some justification for understanding paradoseis as the oral Torah, we might ask, “What practices could Paul have been speaking about?”  Paul doesn’t…

What Isn’t the Law

Now I praise you because you remember me in everything, and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.  1 Corinthians 11:2  NASB Traditions – Do you find Paul’s praise a bit misplaced?  After all, he’s writing to the Corinthians!  These are the people whose orderliness in worship is a mess,…

A Gift for You

Now I praise you because you remember me in everything, and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.  1 Corinthians 11:2  NASB Traditions – There is little doubt that the mixed assembly in Corinth had a lot of problems.  Internal strife, immorality among the members, dissention and struggles with proper…