Tradition of men renders the word of God void, says Jesus

Jesus Ministries, Joan Boney  ...

Many churches today are teaching doctrines that are traditions of men instead of the commandments of God from the New Testament Bible. 

 

This is antichrist in the end time church.  This is the apostasy that Paul said had to come before Jesus returns.

 

II Thess. 2:3-4  Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

 

"The falling away" are churches falling away from scripture.  When this happens the door is open for antichrist to come into the church and set up doctrines of men, departing from scripture which is the doctrine of Christ for the church.

 

For example:  The Catholic church teaches their followers to pray to Mary.  This is their "tradition" set up by men and not by God. 

 

Jesus says:  John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

 

In the New Testament Bible, we are taught to pray directly to God through Jesus Christ.

 

Philippians 4:6   Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

 

Mary is dead.  She is sleeping.  She cannot hear you or watch over you.  No dead person can do these things.  Dead people are asleep.  

 

Jesus shows us that dead people are "asleep".

 

John 11:11-14  These things said HE (Jesus) : and after that HE saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.

12 Then said His disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.

13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that HE had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.

14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.

Some church people in both Catholic and Protestant churches think dead people watch over them.

 

The Bible shows us that dead people are asleep.

 

I Thessalonians 4:13-17  But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep (dead), that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.  For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.

15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep (dead).

16 For the Lord Himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

 

God watches over us.  Dead people are sleeping until Jesus returns.

 

In churches today, there are many traditions of men which are opposite to the doctrines of Christ in the Holy Bible.

 

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