William,

1) I hope you do realize I was NOT in any way even implying that YOU were trying to impose your personal view(s) on me or anyone else; binding their conscience.

2) I personally know people and churches/denominations who DO impose their "additions/traditions" upon people, either explicitly or implicitly. Invariably, these "traditions" become a[the] standard by which those who do not adhere to are judged as "less mature, less holy, less sanctified" or even "unsaved". Of course, those guilty of doing so more often than not categorically deny they are judging others, adding to God's Word, etc.


Colossians 2:8 (ASV) "Take heed lest there shall be any one that maketh spoil of you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ:..." 16-23 "Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of a feast day or a new moon or a sabbath day: which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's. Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind, and not holding fast the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and bands, increasing with the increase of God. If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances, Handle not, nor taste, nor touch (all which things are to perish with the using), after the precepts and doctrines of men? Which things have indeed a show of wisdom in will-worship, and humility, and severity to the body; [but are] not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh."


3) You wrote: "The way your expressing the view of preparing for the Lord's day is a little inflated." I'm not sure what you mean by this, especially the word "inflated". Care to explain so I might understand better?

In His grace,

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