King Jesus | February 19, 2023

 

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Matthew 15:10-20

10 And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand: 11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person." 12 Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" 13 He answered, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit." 15 But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us." 16 And he said, "Are you also still without understanding? 17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled? 18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. 20 These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone."

Talk Sheet Questions

  1. Have you ever thought about being “defiled”? Is that something non-Jews have to worry about? Today do we have any similar kind of problem?

  2. What two pictures does Jesus use to describe the Pharisees? How do they express Jesus’ opinion of them? 13-14

  3. Do you think Jesus is joking around in verse 17? In your own words, what is his point?

  4. Jesus diagnoses the problem in verses 18-20, but he doesn’t give the remedy. What remedy would you provide? Can you give any verses to back it up?

Prayer

Pray that we will have our hearts changed by God!

 
 
Scott Reavely