Böcker av Dave Patterson

Jesus confronted the religious leaders of his time concerning their traditions taking priority over the truth.But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? (Matthew 15:3)And honor not his father or his mother he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition. (Matthew 15:6)For laying aside the commandment of God ye hold the tradition of men as the washing of pots and cups and m any other such like thing ye do. (Mark 7:8)Just because it is "e;tradition"e; does not make it the truth. Some people will say about these chapters, "e;What difference does it make?"e; The difference is what is often traditionally taught does not make it the truth when it comes to the accuracy of the scripture. I would ask, "e;Why does it matter if I lie to you or tell you the truth?"e; Most people do not like being lied to.I challenge the reader to take a clear perspective of the written Word of God. Believe the truth. Do not hold on to things you have been previously taught to you, just because it is tradition. Truth Versus Tradition will take you to the scripture and document what the truth of God's Word says and what has been wrongly taught by tradition.

The subtitle of the book is an actual quote from one of our City Council members. I was asked to make a presentation to the City Council one evening on all the projects we as a church, had partnered with the city on to provide social services to our community. One of the reasons for the report was to introduce the newest partnership, in which we as a church would become the citys official graffiti abatement team. After everyone on the City Council took an opportunity to thank our church for the services we were providing to the community, one of them said, Because of all that The Fathers House is doing in our community, the city is a better place to live in. This is how a church in the community became the communitys church.