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Clean All Over. Mark 7:1-8. Traditions. Holiday traditions Religious traditions Ethnic and cultural traditions. Many Good Traditions. Dietary Laws of the Torah Laws of purity Sacrificial laws and traditions- Luke 2 (Mary and Joseph). Jesus Was Not Anti-Tradition.
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Clean All Over Mark 7:1-8
Traditions • Holiday traditions • Religious traditionsEthnic and cultural traditions
Many Good Traditions • Dietary Laws of the Torah • Laws of purity • Sacrificial laws and traditions- Luke 2 (Mary and Joseph)
Jesus Was Not Anti-Tradition • Jesus and the disciples observed the Torah and its traditions • Sabbath day • Feast Days • Peter and John worshiping at the Temple- Acts 3 • Paul – Temple and Feasts Acts 20, 21
What is Jesus Teaching Here? • Love the Lord- Deuteronomy 6 • Love your neighbour as yourself- Leviticus 18 • Love is the greater principle • Love is the heart of the Law
First Things First! • Recognize your need • Good deeds alone won’t fix you-Isaiah 64:6 • Human effort alone won’t fix you • External religion alone won’t fix you- Hosea 6:6 • Tradition is powerless to change you • We need an inner change of heart • Only Jesus can heal, cleanse and change our hearts
Jesus Meets Us in Our Brokenness Bring your heart to Jesus