The Liturgical Calendar Is A Tradition of Men

 “See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Christ.” (Colossians 2:8, ESV)

I have not yet finalized an Ephesians 5:11-esque exposure of Douglas Crawshaw Sr., although there are pieces here and there in this blog which talk about his teachings and what Scripture actually teaches.

One thing I have learned from studying him is that he does two things:  First, he often uses the Revised Common Lectionary, a three-year guide to preaching Scripture.  Second, he often cites the current season in the liturgical calendar, of which the RCL is based on.  He proclaims the "4th Sunday of Lent" or the "2nd Sunday of Easter" or the "3rd Sunday of Advent", for example.  This post is not about the former, but the latter.  In fact, First Baptist Church of Waverly, KS is participating in activities centered around Lent, another feature in the liturgical calendar, which I have already exposed as unbiblical.

Now, I have no issue praising God for the resurrection of His Son, or praising God for the birth of His Son, etc.  But why on these specific days and seasons?  Why this liturgical calendar?

Now, some may figure that I'm about to bash Catholicism again.  Now, while the liturgical calendar has its origins in Catholicism, and while Catholicism is a false religion that leads to Hell, it doesn't have to be specifically a Catholic thing for a religious tradition of men to be wrong.  (I use "religious" to mean a mandate a church gives to the congregation to observe certain holidays).

Jesus said to the Samaritan woman at the well:

“But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”” (John 4:23-24, ESV)