I. Traditions of Man vs. Commands of God v.1-13

- traditions - handed down

- defile - ceremonial uncleanness vs. moral uncleanness.

- [ ] Beware of voiding God's Word through traditions/conventions

- external vs. internal worship

- Corban

II. What defiles a person v.14-23

- Not comes into a man

- Jews - food laws - Leviticus - clean vs unclean - declared all foods clean.

- Outward vs. Inward Righteousness

III. Syrophoenecian Woman v.24-30

- the priority of the Jews - "First to the Jews, then to the Greek"

- Canaanite - outward defiled, yet of faith

- unable to be hidden

- hears our cry

IV. Jesus heals a deaf/mut man v.31-37

- Decapolis - 10 cities

- spitting - defile

- hands on

Christ makes us clean!

Christ breaking human convention

Christ calls us to obey the Word of God - not the traditions of men.

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