Daily Bible Readings YLT March 1st

The Church, meaning all churches, has introduced many "traditions of men" which has in some cases led to excommunication from the church while ignoring the Word of God which contradicts those traditions or gives a different teaching to follow which is God's way."This people with the lips doth honour me, and their heart is far from me. and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men, for having put away the command of God, ye hold to the tradition of men" In Leviticus, giving to God could mean devoting that gift to God, in which case it would not be redeemed. This is Korban and would not be given to the mother or father to honour them and care for them. In European law, the emphasis on interpretation of the law is on the purpose of the law: it is a purposive system of law. In England and Wales, the law is interpreted as the letter of the law, where each word in a law has significance and meaning that must be met in the application of judgement. In God's law, Jesus shows that it is a matter of the heart, and the judgement is based on whether the act was in love or against love, was in obedience to God's law, His word, or in disobedience to God's law, as in this case of Korban, where 'man's tradition' led to the setting aside of God's law.