19 Bible Verses about Man's Teaching

But he turned and said to Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, because you are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

But after turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan. You are not setting your mind on God's interests, but on man's."

These are all destined to perish with use, founded as they are on human commands and teachings.

Having no regard for the command of God, you hold fast to human tradition."

and they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.'"

They worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.'

Where did John's baptism come from? From heaven or from people?" They discussed this among themselves, saying, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will say, 'Then why did you not believe him?'

John's baptism -- was it from heaven or from people? Answer me."

John's baptism -- was it from heaven or from people?"

But if we say, 'From people,' we fear the crowd, for they all consider John to be a prophet."

But if we say, 'From people -- '" (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

But if we say, 'From people,' all the people will stone us, because they are convinced that John was a prophet."

Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that the gospel I preached is not of human origin. For I did not receive it or learn it from any human source; instead I received it by a revelation of Jesus Christ.

to reveal his Son in me so that I could preach him among the Gentiles, I did not go to ask advice from any human being,

And Jesus answered him, "You are blessed, Simon son of Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but my Father in heaven!

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God's message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God's message, which is at work among you who believe.

So in this case I say to you, stay away from these men and leave them alone, because if this plan or this undertaking originates with people, it will come to nothing,

Consequently the one who rejects this is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

But Peter and the apostles replied, "We must obey God rather than people.