Christine Fain

Men's traditions make God's word of no effect. One example of men's tradition: 👇 I have "extra" time, teaching and trying to establish "Christian nations," something that Jesus didn't command His church to do. Making God's word of no effect: 👇 But I don't have time, so... - I don't pray much to God. - I don't read and study the Scriptures much to know, love, and obey God. - I don't grow in loving my wife like Christ loved the church. - I don't bring up my own children in the training and admonition of the Lord. I hand them to someone else to train. - I don't provide for my own household because I don't have any useful skills but instead, I am a slave to the lender. - I don't honor my father and mother. - I don't assemble with brethren to stir up love and good works. - I rarely, if ever preach the gospel of Christ. - I don't baptize any disciple with water. - I don't care for any orphans, widows, and the poor. --- Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?” He answered and 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. And in vain they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men —the washing of pitchers and cups, and many other such things you do.” He said to them, “All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. ... making the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.” Mark 7:5-9, 13 Don't imitate the Pharisees and scribes. There is much to do in the Scriptures. Let's obey what our Lord Jesus Christ has instructed, instead of inventing men's traditions and falsely calling them "ministries" or "doctrines" from God. They are vain and futile. You are not glorifying Jesus. You won't enjoy fellowship with God. You will suffer unnecessarily for your own will, not God's. And your family will also suffer because of where you are leading them.