Matthew 15:9
9 "In vain they do worship Me,
teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.”
John 8:12
12 Again, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Flee from slavery to the precepts of men;
This food, those clothes
This day, that observance
These other priests, that apparition in some grotto
These elders, that other "gospel"
This racial hatred, that conquest
This superior knowledge; that wealth-building program
This stochastic dogma; that dead-end of human logic
Follow only Jesus, servant, friend, savior, truth, life, way to freedom from slavery to sin and death; the One worthy to rule over us.