1 Mark 7 1 13 1 The Pharisees

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Mark 7: 1 -13 1 The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 2

3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; 3

4 and when they come from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and. . . 4

4 . . . there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots. ) 5

5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands? " 6

6 And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. 7

7'But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men. ' 8 Neglecting the command- ment of God, you hold to the tradition of men. " 8

9 He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. 9

10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’; 10

11 but you say, 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is Corban (that is to say, given to God), ' 11

12 you no longer permit him to do anything for his father or his mother; 13 thus inval- idating the Word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that. " 12

Isaiah 50 4"The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned. 13

Isaiah 50 5 The Lord GOD has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, nor did I turn away. 6 I gave My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who plucked out the beard; I did not hide My face from shame and spitting. 14

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1: 21 on the Sabbath He began to teach 1: 22 they were amazed at His teaching. . . He was teaching with authority 1: 27 they were. . . saying, "teaching with authority” 2: 13 the multitude were coming to Him, and He was teaching them 3: 23 He. . . began teaching them in parables 4: 1 He began to teach again 16

4: 2 He was teaching them and was saying to them in His teaching 4: 38 they awoke Him and said. "Teacher. . . 5: 35 "Your daughter has died; why trouble the Teacher anymore? " 6: 2 He began to teach in the synagogue 6: 6 He was going around the villages teaching. 6: 34 He began to teach them many things. 17

Jesus the True Teacher of God’s Truth 18

Jesus rebukes false teaching 19

The Importance of Truth 20

You need to know and obey God’s Word if your life is to be pleasing to God 21

Mark 7: 1 -13 22

Jesus wants you to know what a legalistic Pharisee is like 23

What Legalistic Pharisees do—judge based upon appearance 1 The Pharisees. . . gathered around Him. . . 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 24

What Legalistic Pharisees despise— anything different 1 The Pharisees. . . gathered around Him. . . 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 25

What Legalistic Pharisees don’t do: lose their focus on external things 3(For the Pharisees. . . do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands. . . 4. . . they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves 26

What Legalistic Pharisees do—focus on man’s tradition 3(For the Pharisees. . . do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the traditions of the elders; 27

What Legalistic Pharisees do— major in the minors 4 . . . there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots. ) 28

"Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint and dill and cummin, and have neglected the weightier provisions of the Law: justice and mercy and faithfulness; but these are things you should have done without neglecting the others. —Matthew 23: 23 29

Jesus wants you to evaluate your beliefs. . . Does Your faith and practice rest upon church tradition and the words of man? Or. . . Do You only trust in what God’s Word clearly teaches? 30

Jesus doesn’t want you to be a modern-day Pharisee & blindly follow tradition 31

Don’t blindly follow tradition 5 The Pharisees and the scribes asked Him, "Why do Your disciples not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat their bread with impure hands? " 32

Jesus doesn’t want you to be a modernday Pharisee & blindly follow tradition Do You say things like. . . “we always used to do it this way” or “that’s not the way he/she used to do it”? 33

Jesus doesn’t want you to be a hypocrite 34

Hypocrites: great talk; poor walk 6 And He said to them, "Rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you hypocrites, as it is written: 'This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. 35

Jesus doesn’t want you to be a hypocrite. . . Is your life characterized by. . . lip-service or life-service? words or deeds? talk or walk? 36

Jesus wants you to know that Worship is not independent of the Teaching of God’s Truth 37

There is a Relationship between True Worship & True Teaching 7'But in vain do they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the precepts of men. ' 38

Jesus wants you to follow God’s Word not man’s words 39

Obey God’s Word, not man’s tradition 8 Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men. " 9 He was also saying to them, "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition. 40

Jesus wants you to obey God’s Word 41

Obey God’s Word—rebellion has consequences 10 For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother’; and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, is to be put to death’ 42

Jesus doesn’t want you to make excuses for disobeying God’s Word 43

Don’t make excuses for disobedience 9 He was. . . saying. . . "You are experts at setting aside the commandment of God in order to keep your 11 tradition. . . you 44 say. . .

Legalism/Tradition uses God as an excuse 11. . . 'If a man says to his father or his mother, whatever I have that would help you is. . . given to God' 12 you no longer permit him to do 45

Legalistic Disobedience Multiplies 12. . . anything for his father or his mother 13. . . invalidating the Word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that. " 46

Jesus doesn’t wants you to make excuses for disobedience. . . Do You find ways to justify not obeying God’s Word? Do You try to reinterpret Scripture in a way that is more appealing to you and less demanding upon you? 47

Review 48

Jesus the True Teacher of God’s Truth 49

Jesus rebukes false teaching 50

You need to know and obey God’s Word if your life is to be pleasing to God 51

A Parting Challenge: Today. . . Will YOU determine to only follow God’s Word? Will YOU reevaluate your traditions? 52

A parting verse to prayerfully meditate on. . . Mark 7: 6 . . . This people honors Me with their lips, but their heart is far away from Me. 53

Have a very blessed Week 54