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Clean All OverMark 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
• 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!
1. Recognize your need2. Good deeds alone won’t fix you-Isaiah 64:63. Human effort alone won’t fix you4. External religion alone won’t fix you- Hosea 6:65. Tradition is powerless to change you6. We need an inner change of heart7. Only Jesus can heal, cleanse and change our
hearts
Jesus Meets Us in Our Brokenness
Bring your heart to Jesus