Against Man-Made

Laws And Traditions

Against The Traditions Of The Elders

Now when the Pharisees gathered together to him, with some of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands defiled, that is, unwashed. (For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they wash their hands, observing the tradition of the elders; and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they purify themselves; and there are many other traditions which they observe, the washing of cups and pots and vessels of bronze.) And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with hands defiled?” And He said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written,

‘This people honors me with their lips,

but their heart is far from me;

in vain do they worship me,

teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’

You leave the commandment of God, and hold fast the tradition of men.”

And He said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God, in order to keep your tradition! For Moses said, ‘Honour your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him surely die’; but you say, ‘If a man tells his father or his mother, What you would have gained from me is Corban’ (that is, given to God)— then you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or mother, thus making void the word of God through your tradition which you hand on. And many such things you do.”

And He called the people to him again, and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and understand: there is nothing outside a man which by going into him can defile him; but the things which come out of a man are what defile him.” And when He had entered the house, and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable. And He said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside cannot defile him, since it enters, not his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.) And He said, “What comes out of a man is what defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, fornication, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man.” Mark 7:1-23

And He said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a man from outside cannot defile him, since it enters, not his heart but his stomach, and so passes on?” (Thus He declared all foods clean.)

Do not allow vulgar words to come out of your mouth.

By so doing, you keep your heart pure.

By so doing, you keep your heart and mind free form evil.

Do not spend your time listening to bad news or nonsense stories. If you do so, you will be hearing all kinds of evil narrations, which evil narratives pollute and darken the spirit, heart and mind.

Divine Law Is Supreme

The major problem with the religions and churches is that they are everyday busy teaching and practising man-made laws and doctrines in place of the eternal Truth.

Meaning Of Man-Made Routines
Man-made laws and doctrines are the rigid laws, false beliefs and wrong practices introduced by humanity into the worship of God. They are called routines because people are doing them every day, and from time to time. They have become people’s habit. The laws and doctrines are man-made, because they are decisions made (forged) at meetings, councils, synods and conferences without consulting God. The decisions are usually made by religious leaders or ancestors, by your fellow human beings, and then handed down to subsequent generations as if the decisions were God’s commandment. People follow these laws and doctrines without knowing that they are being deceived. And there are so many of these type of misleading teachings and practices, especially in the Catholic Church and Pentecostals, even so in Islam and others.

How To Know The Man-Made Routines
Check through the holy book. Whenever Jesus mentions the Pharisees and Scribes, he means wrong practices and those who teach them. In the world today, the Pharisees and Scribes refer to the religious leaders, especially those of them who are spiritually dead, unenlightened and inexperienced. And they are numerous, able to speak loud and clear, always bold. But, their teachings are misleading people, signifying nothing and benefiting none. Whoever follows all these blind and ignorant religious leaders have nothing to gain from them except confusion, lies and fabrications.

Some examples are:

1. Rosary.

2. Novenas.

3. Litanies.

4. Marian associations like Legion of Mary, Mary League, etc.

5. Christmas, which was started after 1038 years after the death of Jesus.

6. Baptism by sprinkling.

7. Confession.

8. Carrying corpses into the churches.

9. Pagan titles like Ozo uka.

10. Pagan festivals like Ilo Muo, Iwa ji, etc.

11. Wearing shoes, sandals, slippers and socks into the churches and holy places.

12. Wearing of medals and sacramental.

13. Forged ten commandments, as being taught by churches in their catechism and Sunday schools.

14. Etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc, etc.