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[Elsie]

(Therefore stand fast and hold the traditions you were taught, by word or by our epistle.2 Thess. 3:6)

Good advice.

Too bad that Rome added a LOT more 'traditions' after this was penned.

[smvoice]

Your tagline is wrong. You are quoting 2 Thess. 2:15.
2 Thess. 3:6: “Now we command you, brethren, in the name of Jesus Christ, that he withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the TRADITION which he RECEIVED of US.”
Who is the “US” to whom he is referring?
All you need to do is read the opening salutation. Paul refers to “Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus.”

[Iscool]

(Therefore stand fast and hold the traditions you were taught, by word or by our epistle.2 Thess. 3:6)

So some churches were taught the tradition by word where other churches were taught the tradition by the written epistles...Ought to be clear that the tradition taught was the same whether spoken or written...They certainly couldn't be teaching different things to the various churches...

It appears your Church reads that verse by changing the position of the comma:

(Therefore stand fast and hold the traditions you were taught, by word or by our epistle.2 Thess. 3:6) From here

(Therefore stand fast and hold the traditions you were taught by word, or by our epistle.2 Thess. 3:6) To here

traditions you were taught, by word or by our epistle.

traditions you were taught by word, or by our epistle

First one shows that the tradition of the church is the same whether oral or written...

Moving the comma could separate tradition to being spoken as compared to scripture (but is not tradition) which is written...