Changing the Tradition (Mark 7:5-8) // September 2, 2018

Changing the Tradition (Mark 7:5-8) // September 2, 2018

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Mark 7:5-8 (New Revised Standard Version)

5 So the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands?”  6 He said to them, “Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; 7 in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.’ 8 You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition.”

Summary:  

Throughout, our worship series Changing the Game, we discover how God is changing our lives for the better. Change is difficult and hard, but necessary to live in God’s promise. In this scripture, the Pharisees and scribes question Jesus about the disciples not following the prescribed tradition. Jesus responds by telling them their traditions are human and in need of a change. God’s tradition is love, peace, justice. Anything less would be uncivilized.

Reflection Questions:

  1. What change does your heart desire for your life?
  2. What traditions are you holding on to that God wants you to let go of?
  3. What difference will it make to your heart to have that change?