Teaching a young person to count is the first step in teaching math. They learn to count then to add and then subtract and they build on those foundational principles to move on to understanding multiplication and division. When we teach traditions there is no foundation to build from because traditions although may begin with some truth, are not consistently true. Mark 7:9, “He went on to say, “You neatly set aside the command of God to establish your own tradition.” This reference to Isaiah 29, reminds us that the traditions being taught actually replace what is written in the Bible and separate us from our Creator.