ReCreate Church’s Podcast

Recreate Church, Pastor Michael Shockley—Service, April 16, 2023

Traditions Versus Your Heart. Today, Pastor Michael is talking about the Pharisees, the “Separate Ones.” These days, the word Pharisee is synonymous with hypocrite, but in their day, they were well respected. And the Pharisees had a tradition of washing their hands after returning from the Market. The problem with their rituals was that they felt those that didn’t conform to their practices were "under" the Pharisees. So, being typical Pharisees, they have to point out that some of Jesus’ disciples were eating with what they perceived as “unclean” hands. And, naturally, they had to point this out to Jesus, who quickly shut that down, referring to the Pharisees as hypocrites, essentially letting them know, their traditions were good but their hearts: not so much. Don’t settle for tradition, when the truth is there! Mark 7:4-9 (CSB Study Bible Notes) 7:3-4 These verses are an explanatory parenthesis. This is Mark’s only reference to the Jews as a group. The tradition of the elders (cp. vv. 5,8-9,13) refers to oral traditions that had grown up around the written law. Such traditions became the heart of rabbinic Judaism. Apparently, when the Pharisees returned from the marketplace they did more than just ritually wash their hands; they thoroughly purified themselves. 7:5 Jesus replied in v. 8 that the tradition of the elders is merely “human tradition.” 7:6-7 The word for hypocrites refers to an actor who hid behind a mask. Thus the word means “pretender.” Jesus’s quotation from Is 29:13 clearly defined what a hypocrite was and focused on God’s condemnation of those who taught doctrines of human commands. 7:8-9 Jesus accused the scribes and Pharisees of abandoning the command of God while keeping human tradition. They made their oral traditions more important than God’s law. Verses can be found in Mark 7: 1-23. Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.

Broadcast on:: 17 Apr 2023

Traditions Versus Your Heart.

Today, Pastor Michael is talking about the Pharisees, the “Separate Ones.” These days, the word Pharisee is synonymous with hypocrite, but in their day, they were well respected. And the Pharisees had a tradition of washing their hands after returning from the Market. The problem with their rituals was that they felt those that didn’t conform to their practices were "under" the Pharisees.

So, being typical Pharisees, they have to point out that some of Jesus’ disciples were eating with what they perceived as “unclean” hands. And, naturally, they had to point this out to Jesus, who quickly shut that down, referring to the Pharisees as hypocrites, essentially letting them know, their traditions were good but their hearts: not so much.

Don’t settle for tradition, when the truth is there!

Mark 7:4-9 (CSB Study Bible Notes) 7:3-4 These verses are an explanatory parenthesis. This is Mark’s only reference to the Jews as a group. The tradition of the elders (cp. vv. 5,8-9,13) refers to oral traditions that had grown up around the written law. Such traditions became the heart of rabbinic Judaism. Apparently, when the Pharisees returned from the marketplace they did more than just ritually wash their hands; they thoroughly purified themselves.

7:5 Jesus replied in v. 8 that the tradition of the elders is merely “human tradition.”

7:6-7 The word for hypocrites refers to an actor who hid behind a mask. Thus the word means “pretender.” Jesus’s quotation from Is 29:13 clearly defined what a hypocrite was and focused on God’s condemnation of those who taught doctrines of human commands.

7:8-9 Jesus accused the scribes and Pharisees of abandoning the command of God while keeping human tradition. They made their oral traditions more important than God’s law.

Verses can be found in Mark 7: 1-23.

Scripture quotations marked CSB have been taken from the Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible® and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers.