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[quote=JCNILE123,318361]5. (10-11) Jesus speaks to the multitude about religious externalism.
When He had called the multitude to Himself, He said to them, "Hear and understand: Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man."
a. Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man: Jesus states a fundamental principle. Washing with "unclean hands" or any other such thing that we "put into us" is not defiling. Rather, what comes out is what defiles, and it reveals that we have unclean (defiled) hearts.
b. This is not to say that there are not defiling things that we can take into ourselves (such as pornography). But in this specific context, Jesus spoke about ceremonial cleanliness in regard to food, and anticipated when all food was declared kosher (Acts 10:15).
6. (12-14) Jesus then warns His disciples that only what is of God and of truth will last and be secure.
Then His disciples came and said to Him, "Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch."
a. Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying? It’s a humorous scene. The disciples came to Jesus, "Um, Jesus - did you know that you offended those guys?" Of course He knew that He offended them! He intended to offend them.
b. Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted: This applies directly to the religious leaders. Their commandments of men will not last, because they are not rooted either in God or truth.
c. Let them alone: Jesus did not organize a focused "Anti-Scribe and Pharisee" committee. He knew that their efforts would fail under the weight of its own legalism
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