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Introduction
After the Kingdom Parables in , Jesus fed 5,000 and walked on water.
He and the disciples went to the shore at Gennesaret.
As Jesus continues teaching and healing the crowds, the Pharisees and scribes from Jerusalem approached Him
Only fault they can find is that some disciples do not follow the ritual washings, asked Jesus why they don’t live according to the tradition of the elders
What Is In Your Mouth?
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Pharisees send delegation to find fault with Jesus
Pharisees send delegation to find fault with Jesus
Only fault they can find is that some disciples do not follow the ritual washings, asked Jesus why they don’t live according to the tradition of the elders
Break Tradition Or Break Commands
I like how Jesus, as He always does, turned it around on them.
No answer, no defense.
I like how Jesus, as He always does, turned it around on them.
No answer, no defense.
Why do you violate the direct commands of God through the traditions of the elders?
You cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
Why do you violate the direct commands of God through the traditions of the elders?
You cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition.
v.4 Command from Scripture
Command from Scripture
Command from Scripture
Command from Scripture
v.5 Tradition of Elders = man
v.5 Tradition of Elders = man
Explanation of Corban.
Saying that they are setting aside something to God that they should actually be using to glorify Him by another means – taking care of their parents, in this case.
They can continue to use this “gift” and will likely not turn it over to God or only when they die.
Sinning by both dishonoring their parents, and by robbing God.
The traditions of the elders, the rules to follow had become heavy and burdensome and nearly impossible to follow faithfully. is full of warnings about this.
Pharisees speak from tradition, Jesus speaks directly from Scripture.
Authority of Scripture = Authority of God.
v.6 tradition used to break God’s commands.
Rather follow the rules of righteousness set up by man rather than God’s word.
b tradition used to break God’s commands.
Rather follow the rules of righteousness set up by man rather than God’s word.
Whose rules are you following, and why?
Matthew 15:vv.7-9
Jesus called the Pharisees and scribes hypocrites.
vv.7-9 Jesus called the Pharisees and scribes hypocrites.
Honor with lips, worship in vain
heart is far from God, Teach human rules as doctrines
Teach human rules as doctrines
Summary: You can know a lot about God’s Word, but not really know God.
You can follow the rules and still live a life deep in sin.
What Goes In Or What Comes Out
v.10 Summoning the crowd = speaking generally and opposing the Pharisees and scribes
Summoning the crowd = speaking generally and opposing the Pharisees and scribes
Listen and understand
Matthew 15:11
v.11 Parable of mouth?
Not what goes in but what comes out defiles.
v.11 Parable of mouth?
Not what goes in but what comes out defiles.
Defile = make impure, make unclean
Going in – food, following rules, ritually clean or not.
Refer vv.
8-9 what comes out honor and worship but from impure hearts
Honor with lips – insincere, like flattery and compliments that the person does not mean truthfully
Pretend to worship - but making human rules into doctrines
v.12 Disciples ask a silly question – Do you know…
v.12 Disciples ask a silly question – Do you know…
Disciples ask a silly question – Do you know…
Disciples recognize the Pharisees were offended – because Jesus spoke against them and used Scripture.
vv.
13-14 Parable of plant and parable of blind guide.
– plant not planted by Father will be rooted up (people, or teaching?)
he’s talking about the Pharisees, but more specifically about their false teaching, man-made rules and doctrines.
– plant not planted by Father will be rooted up (people, or teaching?)
he’s talking about the Pharisees, but more specifically about their false teaching, man-made rules and doctrines.
v.14 – blind guides, both fall into pit.
Blind because they don’t understand and are trying to help others who don’t understand.
v.14 – blind guides, both fall into pit.
Blind because they don’t understand and are trying to help others who don’t understand.
Not trying to understand.
Adhering to these man-made rules does not make you any closer to God.
Jesus compares this kind of leadership as blind leading blind.
Summary: It’s not the garbage you put into your mouth that makes you defiled/unclean/impure, it’s the garbage that comes out of your mouth.
Religious Performance Or Spiritual Life
Peter comes in v.15 and asks Jesus to explain the parable.
v.16 Do you still not understand?
Jesus explains the parables – mostly the first, of the mouth.
Do you still not understand?
Jesus explains the parables – mostly the first, of the mouth.
v.17 Food goes in mouth to stomach out to toilet.
Does not defile your heart.
Make you impure, unclean
v.17 Quite the picture here: Food goes in mouth to stomach out to toilet.
Does not defile your heart.
Make you impure, unclean
The Pharisees got so hung up on the rules they didn’t even understand God and His truth.
Sin = evil desires and what you do with them.
Sin = evil desires in your heart and what you do with them.
v.18 It’s not the physical food going into the body that makes you unclean.
You are already unclean in your heart and that comes out through your mouth and actions.
That is what defiles, or show you to be unclean.
v.19 a list of issues coming through the mouth or actions, rooted in a dark and evil heart.
list of issues coming through the mouth or actions, rooted in a dark and evil heart.
adds greed, evil actions, deceit, self-indulgence, envy, pride, and foolishness
Are we guilty as individuals?
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