His Blood Ends the Traditions

"18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:" (1 Peter 1: 18-19)

Jesus was the perfect sacrifice for all our sins.

Not just an atonement, or a credit card of sorts, but the full and forever payment:

"But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;" (Hebrews 10: 12)

Therefore, any other tradition of men which tells you that the work is not finished -- that is a vain tradition.

We are set free from those traditions, whether a Twelve Step program, or religious exercises, or any other work of man:

"But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast." (Ephesians 2: 4-9)

Not the sacrifices or the works of penance or any other effort, but to receive and keep receiving the gifts of righteousness and abundance of grace -- that is what we are called to do now.

Still thinking according to the traditions of their fathers, the Israelites asked Jesus:

"What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?"

"Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent. " (John 6: 28-29)

To believe means to see Him as your source for all things:

"For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ," (Philippians 1: 19)

then

"But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4: 19)

and also

"He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" (Romans 8: 32)

This revelation does not come to us through the traditions of the fathers, but the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ:

"For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ." (John 1: 17)