If I learn religious traditions which cause me to transgress the commandments of God..."
you cannot find even one or two people in your area who believe in a way that is acceptable to you?
the Corinthians had serious problems going on there, yet Paul met with them when he was in town
Jesus and Paul attended synagogues, sometimes with demon possessed people
they took along disciples and traveling companions
you cannot find even one or two people in your area who believe in a way that is acceptable to you?
the Corinthians had serious problems going on there, yet Paul met with them when he was in town
Jesus and Paul attended synagogues, sometimes with demon possessed people
they took along disciples and traveling companions
Are you really going to try and make the case that Jesus "fellowshipped" and sat around singing Kumbaya with the Mainstream Preachers of His time who were "Transgressed the Commandments of God by their own religious traditions, and who "Taught for Doctrines the Commandments of Men", not from God?
"Beware of the Leaven of the Pharisees". "you are from your father the devil". Am I to ignore these Words just so I can belong so some religious franchise social club? Did Jesus "conform" to the Mainstream Religion He was born into? Did He tell them it was OK to create your own images of God and your own instructions?
Consider these Word's of the Word which became Flesh.
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
This broad path that "Many" enter, do you believe these "many" know it's a path to destruction? Do the leaders of this path declare "come follow us on the path to destruction"?
I would say not. I would say these leaders of this "Path" tell the people, "Come follow us on the path to life", not "come follow us on the path to destruction"? Why do I believe this? Because of the Word's of the Gospel.
Is. 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
and again:
1 John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.
4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
Jesus warned about a specific group of people. It seems like you would want to know who they are.