These are verses you can find in the bible from Isaiah up to 1 Peter, that all have to pertain to the traditions of Men.
As the bible is an enjoyment to look at and read, and seek to understand the things of God and the Lord Jesus Christ - His Son - The Son of God, who is our Lord.
Questions always seem to arise from new believers and even from older people in the faith, about many different topics in the bible.
When asked these questions - Depending on whom may be bring forth the question ; normally as humans we respond by our own perceived and taught notions that come with the territory of learning the bible from others.
Many things are handed down through traditions in families, and also according to the history of the brick and mortar churches that you and I have access to today.
Aside from this notion: There are many people whom are in the faith, that will give answers based of their own understanding, theological belief, viewpoint, and world viewpoint.
These are the bible verses, you can go and look at -: Even the whole Chapter of where they are found to get a grip on the context of what is being spoken of from the bible itself.
You are also freely able to Ask God to help you understand what you are reading, and to have spiritual understanding, and formulate your own thoughts of what the text is saying by the spirit of Christ/Holy Spirit guiding you.
What you do with this information is totally up to you : These are freely given.
Is: 29: 13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
Reading this chapter in context, talks about a place called Ariel; a city where David was dwelling. It goes on to talk about 'God's Judgement on Jerusalem'. It talks about people who are in blindness of disobedience, and may other things. It also talks about the verse here we have now in front of us verse 13: Which was spoken by (Paul?) later on in Romans?
Either way you can see here that the people in that day, were speaking about the Lord with their mouth, even with their lips honouring God, however their hearts were not no where near God at all, and their respect towards God wasn't by teaching what God taught. Instead the people taught what they decided to teach by their own precept - rather than Gods.
Matthew 15:
3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
5 But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me;
6 And honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. Thus have ye made the commandment of God of none effect by your tradition.
The very start of the context for this chapter in Matthew 15; is the Scribes and Pharisees who came from Jerusalem, came to Jesus - Asking Him, why Does His disciples transgress the traditions of the elders? (verse 2.) - And Jesus Christ answered from verses 3 to 6.
As you can see, that scribes and Pharisees were trying to pull one over on Jesus Christ - However Yeshua understanding this asked them a question back in response ->
Why do you transgress the commandment of God by your own tradition?
For God commanded saying honor your father and mother - > He that curses father and mother are to be put to death. -> At this point in Jerusalem the people had gone far away from the Law God has made and the scribes and Pharisees there were living by their own rules, so they did not have to be put to death whenever they decided to put their father or mother on hold when it came to helping them by placing and saying I have given to God already what has been done and am to busy for you and can not help now.
So because of them living by their own traditions they made God's commandments null and void -> which was to Love God first, and Love Your neighbour as yourself.
They placed their mother and father last by not helping them which was punishable by the punishment of death according the Law back then which Christ Jesus came and fulfilled.
Mark 7:
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.
4 And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
5 Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
Okay, so the opening to Mark 7 is : The Pharisees and some of the Scribes came to Yeshua Christ, having come from Jerusalem.
Pay attention to what is being said very carefully through verses 3-8.
You can see that the Pharisees and Scribes are appalled by the Disciples of Yeshua, that they did not wash their hands -> according to the traditions that they had kept and had attained for many years. Washing their hands to be clean before eating, also washing the outsides of cups and plates. All of these things were traditions of Men.
What does washing hands, indicate as a picture? A cleaning of the outside of man. To appear clean but inside they are not clean.
Jesus Christ is the answer, whom makes us clean with-in by God renewing our mind, and renewing our hearts. The cleaning comes from with-in and the outside of us as humans really doesn't mean as much. You can appear as clean as you desire, but can most certainly be inside - dead dry bones - with no warmth and a stone cold heart.
God can restore those things with-in you, by our fleshly mind, and stony heart, with a resurrection of having a spiritual mind, renewed creation in Christ, renewed heart, and renewed mind from spiritual rebirth.
Either way just notice: That these are traditions of men when the scribes are appalled on the account of the disciples are not washing their hands before eating.
Galatians 1:14 And profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation, being more exceedingly zealous of the traditions of my fathers.
Here in Galatians you will see Paul speaking about his former life. If you would like more context please start from verse 1 onward. This is talking about how Paul very advanced in Judaism, beyond many other people in his own nation, being exceedingly zealous for the traditions of his fathers before Him.
Paul do believe - persecuted the church, and had people killed being a zealot in his former life before meeting Christ Yeshua on the road to Damascus.
So here you can see even the Apostle Paul speaks against the traditions of men at least what pertained to him, and his own life experience -> Christ Yeshua; And God of course changed him, by the holy spirit.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
This is a warning to the Colossians; in Chapter two Paul is telling the Colossians here to be mindful, not to carry on with the traditions of men, that followed after the rudiments of the world by their own worldly understanding, and philosophy and vain deceit.
They are being warned to be on guard to not fall captive to the thinking of men and the wisdom they had to give ; and instead to focus on Christ Yeshua, and continue having faith in Him, and focus rather on spiritual things rather than the world itself (in a sense of becoming lost in what the world has to give compared to what God has to offer and give unto them - even us as believers now today)
Titus 1:14 : Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.
This is a book named Titus wrote by Paul to Titus (am starting to fore tell these things now) - anyway, Titus had a task to do while he was in Crete. One of those jobs was to teach the elders there not to give heed to Jewish fables, - do not give heed to commandments of men - that have turned from the truth of Christ Yeshua.
1 Peter 1:18 Forasmuch 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;
This is from Peter, who was writing to exiles scattered abroad remind them how to live before God our Father, of the Lord Jesus Christ. To be careful to not get mixed in with corruptible things (the world), and that is not of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
