Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Matthew 15:9
In vain do they worship me. Quoted from 29:13. This worship
is all idle, empty, and without profit, because they
teach as doctrines the commandments of men. This rebuke to the
Pharisees, who had added to the law of Moses many traditional human
precepts, applies equally to all modern religionists who have modified
or added to the Christianity of Christ and the apostles. Whatever one
cannot find in the New Testament is of such a character; observance of
saints' days, of Christians, of Lent, the removal of the cup in the
Lord's Supper from the laity, infant sprinkling, party creeds and party
shibboleths, are all of men and not of God. The devout worshiper should
go right to the New Testament for his religion, and reject every
ordinance or precept that is not to be found there.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Matthew 15:9
Mark 7:1
Mark 7:5
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