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Meet Me In the Pages: Matthew 26-Mark 3-7 (Week 8)

1 One day some Pharisees and teachers of religious law arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus.
2 They noticed that some of His disciples failed to follow the Jewish ritual of hand washing before eating.
3 (The Jews, especially the Pharisees, do not eat until they have poured water over their cupped hands, as required by their ancient traditions.
4 Similarly, they don’t eat anything from the market until they immerse their hands in water. This is but one of many traditions they have clung to—such as their ceremonial washing of cups, pitchers, and kettles.)
5 So the Pharisees and teachers of religious law asked Him, “Why don’t Your disciples follow our age-old tradition? They eat without first performing the hand-washing ceremony.”
6 Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me.
7 Their worship is a farce,for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’
8 For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own tradition. —Mark 7:1-8

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God’s law for all of us is about love.
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Heart-Healthy Traditions - Traditions that draw our heart close to the Lord.
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Tradition - The transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way. Traditions are tools used to focus our attention on things of great value.
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Empty Traditions - Traditions that we love or hate to practice and have forgotten their purpose.
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“You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote, ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’ For you ignore God’s law and substitute your own traditions.” —Mark 7:6-8
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But I, the LORD, search all hearts and examine secret motives. I give all people their due rewards, according to what their actions deserve.” —Jeremiah 17:10

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The LORD doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” —1 Samuel 16:7
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Click to watch The Bible Project Video: Word Study: Lev - “Heart”
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The Heart - The source of our physical and emotional life and the origination of our thoughts and will.
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