Our evangelist calls it parencytis when church members insist on enforcing tradition instead of God’s word. The Scribes, Pharisees, and Sadducees did it best. On one occasion they accused Jesus and his disciples of not obeying the law by not washing their hands before eating.
 
When someone strolls into church wearing earrings or tattoos or just don’t look like the rest of us, do we judge them? Do we try to make them like us or do we look at their heart? Don’t try to fill in the gap of scripture with traditional rules. That causes schisms in the church. Some shame people out of church because of man’s traditions.
 
Examine why we do what we do. We must have faith that God will groom people.
 
God help me to remember that I still need grace.