Mark 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Mark 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

Mark 7:9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.

Here, Yahushua (Jesus) spoke directly to the scribes and Pharisees [Mark 7:1] who were viewed as the leaders and experts of God’s Word.  Yahushua accused them of preferring to keep traditions that God did not give over the commandments of God.

The conversation came about because the Pharisees and Scribes accused the disciples of the Messiah of being defiled (rejected of God due to uncleanliness) because they didn’t wash their hands before eating [Mark 7:2].

Today the perceived leaders and experts of God’s Word would be Christian pastors and scholars.  If we examined the Christian traditions we would find the same faults.  God commands every man to turn from sin [Acts 17:30, 1 John 3:9] yet many Christian leaders teach it is impossible to completely turn from sin.  Other examples would be Sunday Worship instead of the Sabbath, Christmas and Easter instead of the Appointed Times and Feasts, ect.