In reply to Rev. Neely Owen.

Pastor Owen, as I said before, I prefer "traditional" worship and think useful traditions should be encouraged. But the Reformers were not forced by Rome to teach that human traditions were not binding on consciences. They were echoing Christ in Matthew 15:9 and Paul in Colossians 2:16-17. Churches are free to alter or abolish any human tradition, so long as they do so without causing offense. This is not "attacking" or "monkeying around with" the liturgy, but exercising Christian freedom. I also would not call human traditions "the covering and clothing of the church." Pure Gospel teaching and administering the sacraments according to Christ's institution are the real adornment of the church. Those things can take place both inside and outside of "traditional" worship forms.