Talking to Protestants about the Bible can be frustrating. They insist that they rely only on the Bible, and that Catholics are in deep error by having what Protestants call "traditions of men." That's a quote from Mark 7:8 that Protestants like to use against Catholics.
So, as a rebuttal I created this list of 25 Extra-Biblical Protestant Traditions. I present this list not necessarily as a criticism of the items on the list, but to point out that Protestants rely on their own traditions far more than they realize.
So, as a rebuttal I created this list of 25 Extra-Biblical Protestant Traditions. I present this list not necessarily as a criticism of the items on the list, but to point out that Protestants rely on their own traditions far more than they realize.
- order of worship services (praise singing, then a long sermon)
- order of wedding services
- order of funeral services
- the Biblical canon
- Sunday school
- youth groups
- denominations
- Sacraments
- the pulpit
- grape juice instead of wine
- church buildings
- stained glass
- bringing a Bible to church
- pews
- asking Jesus into your heart
- alter calls
- age of accountability
- invisible church
- wedding rings
- the Trinity
- the Sinner's Prayer
- Lord's Prayer doxology ("for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.")
- Bowing heads and closing eyes during prayer
- remarriage after divorce
- "agreeing on the essentials"
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