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S1:E2 - “Okay, So What?” Why Old Things Still Matter

S1:E2 - “Okay, So What?” Why Old Things Still Matter

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 City of Bridges Podcast - season one – episode 2 – “Okay, So What?” Why Old Things Still Matter Modern believers live in a world of reinvention—where new is often equated with better, and tradition can feel like the needless residue of another time. So it’s natural to ask, “What does any of this have to do with me?” 🤔 Rituals, icons, liturgy, sacraments—these ancient practices can seem distant or even burdensome to the contemporary mind. But what if they’re actually gifts? Not constraints, but doorways? 🚪 In this episode, we’re not just looking back—we’re looking deeper. Let’s try to rediscover a few things together. 👁️ "For Orthodox Christians, the Liturgy operates as a time machine, transcending the here and now. It’s as if the congregation steps back into the upper room with Christ’s apostles, re-living the Last Supper with a sense of immediacy that’s both solemn and exhilarating. This is not merely symbolic; it’s believed to be a real participation in the original event." - OrthodoxChristianity101.com https://www.orthodoxchristianity101.com/post/understanding-the-divine-litergy-in-orthodox-christianity https://www.patheos.com/library/eastern-orthodoxy/ritual-worship-devotion-symbolism/rites-and-ceremonies The Church bears a living memory—Christ’s voice echoing through the ages— not only in Holy Scripture, but in the language of icons and incense, in the ancient rhythm of the liturgy, and in the faithful lives of those who have walked this road before us. 📜 This is not a museum of religion. It is the Body of Christ—alive and breathing. A faith handed down, not frozen. A faith that forms us, generation by generation, into the likeness of Jesus Christ. ✝️ To enter this way is to be joined to something older, deeper, and holier than ourselves—a sacred current that humbles the ego and awakens the soul. 🔆 The unified voice of the early Church is not just one voice among many. It is the Spirit-guided memory of a community still listening for the voice of Jesus. 👂 Some today may wonder, “Isn’t all this tradition too old?” But in Christ, nothing is ever old if it carries the pulse of the age to come. ❤️ When we forget the memory of the Church, we risk becoming spiritual wanderers— unmoored from communion, isolated in interpretation, susceptible to novelty and division. 😞 But when we anchor ourselves to the apostolic faith, when we take our place in the Great Tradition, we discover that every generation becomes a threshold of grace. ⚓️ Ancient practices are not ornamental. They are the language of heaven made tangible in time. ⏳ So come and see. Step into the liturgy—let the mystery shape you. Open the writings of the early Fathers—not to argue, but to listen. ⛪️ These are not burdens. They are bridges. Not nostalgia, but sacred memory. Not human invention, but Christ among His people. ☺️ This is the unbroken song that rises from the Upper Room, echoes through the catacombs, and still leads us toward the New Jerusalem. 🎶 📚Additional Resources: 1. Explicit Mentions of Tradition (Paradosis in Greek - “what is handed down”) in Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 2:15 “So then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions (paradoseis) that you were taught by us, either by word of mouth or by letter.” (This is the clearest reference to Apostolic Tradition: both oral and written.)2 Thessalonians 3:6 “Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is walking in idleness and not in accord with the tradition (paradosin) that you received from us.”1 Corinthians 11:2 “Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions (paradoseis) even as I delivered them to you.” (This includes liturgical tradition: head coverings, Eucharist, etc.) 2. Transmission Language (Handing Down, Receiving) Even when the word “tradition” isn’t used, the concept of “handing on what was received” is central: 1 Corinthians 11:23 “For I received (parelabon) from the Lord what I also delivered (paredōka) to you…” (Eucharistic institution – Paul explicitly frames it as tradition received and handed on.)1 Corinthians 15:1–3 “For I delivered (paredōka) to you as of first importance what I also received (parelabon): that Christ died for our sins…” (The Apostles’ Creed-like early confession – an oral tradition handed on.)Philippians 4:9 “What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things…” (The Apostle’s life and teaching together form tradition.)2 Timothy 1:13–14 “Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me… guard the good deposit entrusted to you, by the Holy Spirit…” (Refers to safeguarding the oral deposit of faith.)2 Timothy 2:2 “What you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to ...
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