—— I am with all the effort I can muster trying to dissuade you from following the traditions of men as promulgated by Rome.-—
To follow the tradition of Luther? Not much of a trade.
There isn’t any historical evidence of his doctrine of “the Bible ALONE,” prior to the invention of the printing press. Gutenberg made Luther’s heresy possible.
Certainly not. I suspect Luther would not want that any more than you do. The only "tradition" one ought to follow is the Gospel as described in the text which addresses the wider audience following the resurrection. Read the letter to the Romans if you want a clear understanding.
Tragically, there is much evidence of the errant traditions of Rome as they departed this message. Simply consider their positions: The sacerdotalism, the genuflecting, the absolution of sins, the Eucharist (transubstantiation), the threats of purgatory, the sale of indulgences, the cathedrals, the pope & pope-mobiles, the mariolatry, the icons, the canonization of men, the sacraments, the inquisitions, and we could go on, and on, and on. As error compounded error, the Roman Catholic organization wandered further from pure biblical truth into a man-made religion.
The body of real believers (always a minority in the world of religion) has existed whenever and wherever the Holy Spirit blew like a holy wind. Rome will not be able to overpower His mighty work, in spite of winning numbers. Besides, Islam will soon win that race. Read the text and ignore your self-aggrandizing history. You will be amazed at grace...if you are among the elect.