Pharisees & Tradition
The disciples told Jesus the Pharisees were ______
offended
Is it right to sometimes break God's Laws & ignore God's Truth, to follow your own rules?
NO.
What was Jesus really talking about when He said about the heart being unclean?
Sin.
What commandment did Jesus talk about?
Jesus spoke of the fifth of The Ten Commandments: Honor your father and mother.
Jesus asked them, "Why do you break___ ______ __ ___?
The command of God
Jesus said, "But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from ___ _______?
The Heart
What tradition did the Pharisees question Jesus about?
They questioned Jesus about the ceremonial washing of hands. They thought it was a sin to not wash your hands before eating, as Jesus’ disciples were doing.
Explain Matthew 15:8-9: These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’ to explain how people can be religious but not truly worship God.
One possible answer
People can honor God with their words without any heart change. If the heart has not been transformed, the person worships God in vain.
What did Jesus say was the danger in following people like the Pharisees?
They were plants the Father had not planted and would pull up; they were like blind guides.
How were the religious people of Jesus’ time allowed to NOT honor their parents?
The Pharisees taught that any money dedicated to God cannot be used to help your parents.
Explain Matthew 15:11 - What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.
Possible answer...
Failing to follow religious rules about what we eat does not make us unclean. Words (out of the mouth) come from the heart. Wrong words that come from a sinful heart make a person unclean.
Jesus gave a list of things that come out of people’s mouths that defile them. What are some of those things?
Possible answers...
Evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander