No; it's because we have the Sacraments.
BTW, protestants have tradition too. Some apostolic, some man-made. What protestants don't have is any systematic way of deciding questions requiring religious authority.
You seem not to get the unintentional irony of condemning tradition while extolling preaching -- but thanks for the laughs all the same.
Really, man, tell it to the eastern orthodox.
But maybe you’re just not familiar with Freerepublic.
On the political boards here I have heard guys from both Catholic and Evangelical churches say their priests/pastors have said from their pulpits in the last week that if Obama is re elected they’re going to jail.
“You seem not to get the unintentional irony of condemning tradition while extolling preaching — but thanks for the laughs all the same.”
Do you even know what the Bible has to say on the matter of preaching? If you don’t like preaching, take it up with the Lord. He ordained the foolishness of preaching.
“For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I WILL DESTROY THE WISDOM OF THE WISE, AND THE CLEVERNESS OF THE CLEVER I WILL SET ASIDE.” Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.” (1 Corinthians 1:18-21)
“How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? How will they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, “ How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things!” (Romans 10:14-15)