Saturday, March 05, 2005

Replacing Lent with 40 Days of Purpose

I'm no fan of Rick Warren, but before any more people complain about churches replacing Lent with 40 Days of Purpose, I'll ask them to kindly show me where in the Bible the God ordains, establishes, or even suggests the institution of Lent.

Not that I approve of such activity, I'm just saying that Lent is rooted in tradition, not the solid rock of Scriptural authority. That tradition may be valuable for spiritual renewal, but it isn't a sacrament ordered by God's Word.

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