How can Christians tell the difference between a biblical command and a familiar church tradition?

In this Extra Shot of Grace in the Grind, Cody Hudson examines how practical church customs can gradually begin to feel like biblical requirements—even when Scripture never commanded them.

Pews, rows of chairs, worship styles, dress expectations, service times, church buildings, bulletins, and the order of a Sunday service may all be useful. But usefulness does not automatically make a practice biblical, and familiarity does not give a tradition divine authority.

This episode introduces a practical four-part test for examining church practices:

• Commanded — Did Christ tell the Church to do this? • Modeled — Does the New Testament show a meaningful apostolic pattern? • Permitted — Has Scripture left room for Christian wisdom  ...