“For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes.” 1 Cor. 11:26

“Let each one do just as he has purposed in his heart; not under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Cor. 9:7

Spiritual Purification Through Obedience Mark 7:1-13

Prov. 16:25 There is a way {which seems} right to a man, But its end is the way of death.

Excess Baggage Our Belief System Practice of Sin

Eph. 4:20-22 But you did not learn Christ in this way, 21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22 that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,

Eph. 4:23,24 and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24 and put on the new self, which in {the likeness of} God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

1 Cor. 6:20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.

The goal then of every disciple is to bring about true spiritual purification through obedience to God‘s will.

The Accusation of the Pharisee’s and Scribes (1) The Accusation of the Pharisee’s and Scribes

Mark 7:1,2 And the Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered together 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.

Mark 7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, {thus} observing the traditions of the elders;

Mark 7:4 and {when they come} from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

Mark 7:5 And 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?"

Mark 7:2,3 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, {thus} observing the traditions of the elders;

Mark 7:4 and {when they come} from the market place, they do not eat unless they cleanse themselves; and there are many other things which they have received in order to observe, such as the washing of cups and pitchers and copper pots.)

Exod. 30:19 "And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet from it;

Exod. 40:13 "And you shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister as a priest to Me.

(2) The fallacy with the Pharisee’s and scribes doctrine

Mark 7:6,7 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 'BUT IN VAIN DO THEY WORSHIP ME, TEACHING AS DOCTRINES THE PRECEPTS OF MEN.'

Mark 7:8-9 "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men." 9 He was also saying to them, "You nicely set aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Hebr. 10:17 "AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE."

Matt. 7:15 "Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

"The hypocrite tries to appear before men as he ought to be before God and yet is not. The worst form of hypocrisy is that which carries its self-deception to the point where it thinks that it really is what it actually pretends to be." -Lenski

Mark 7:3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, {thus} observing the traditions of the elders;

Mark 7:5 And 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?"

Mark 7:8-9 "Neglecting the commandment of God, you hold to the tradition of men." 9 He was also saying to them, "You nicely set aside the commandment of God in order to keep your tradition.

Ps. 96:9 Worship the LORD in holy attire; Tremble before Him, all the earth. Deut. 6:13 "You shall fear {only} the LORD your God; and you shall worship Him, and swear by His name.

The Proof of Their Error (3) The Proof of Their Error

Mark 7:10,11 "For Moses said, 'HONOR YOUR FATHER AND YOUR MOTHER'; and, 'HE WHO SPEAKS EVIL OF FATHER OR MOTHER, LET HIM BE PUT TO DEATH'; 11 but you say, 'If a man says to {his} father or {his} mother, anything of mine you might have been helped by is Corban (that is to say, given {to} {God} ),'

Mark 7:12,13 you no longer permit him to do anything for {his} father or {his} mother; 13 {thus} invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

Num. 30:1,2 Then Moses spoke to the heads of the tribes of the sons of Israel, saying, "This is the word which the LORD has commanded. 2 "If a man makes a vow to the LORD, or takes an oath to bind himself with a binding obligation, he shall not violate his word; he shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.

Mark 7:12,13 you no longer permit him to do anything for {his} father or {his} mother; 13 {thus} invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

Mark 7:12,13 you no longer permit him to do anything for {his} father or {his} mother; 13 {thus} invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

Mark 7:12,13 you no longer permit him to do anything for {his} father or {his} mother; 13 {thus} invalidating the word of God by your tradition which you have handed down; and you do many things such as that."

The goal then of every disciple is to bring about true spiritual purification through obedience to God‘s will.