Cleanliness and Godliness

Talk 7 of 16 in the series Mark 2008 given at St Andrews Cathedral.

The next talk in the series is Passing the Test of Life…Who Do You Think Jesus Is?


  1. The cleanliness dispute
    • cleanliness symbol
    • Pharisaic cleanliness
      • washings
      • traditions
    •  the two conflicts
  2. Conflict of traditions
    • Pharisaic opposition (7:3, 5)
    • vain worship (7:7)
      • teachings of men (7:7 – 9)
      • commands of God (7:7 – 9)
      • Corban example (7:10 – 12)
    •  adding to God’s word (7:13)
  3.  Conflict of externals
    • Pharisaic opposition (7:1 – 2, 5)
    • food laws
    • lips and hearts (7:6)
      • outside entering (7:14 – 23)
      • inside going out (7:14 – 23)
  4.  Jesus
    • the unclean woman (7:24 – 30)
    • who does he think he is? (7:31 – 37)
  5. Relating to God
    • real not symbolic
    • by Jesus

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