King Jesus, the True Teacher
Mark 7
Purpose: to put away faulty human tradition for the unfailing truth of God!
- King Jesus Exposes False Teachers (Mark 7:1-13)
How to identify false teachers. False teachers:
- Sound like they stand for God, while at the same time redirect you away from God (vv. 1-5)
- Are quick to tell you what to do, rather than point you to faith in God (v. 5)
- Supplant the Word of God with traditions of men (vv. 6-8; Is 29:13)
- Elevate human wisdom above God’s revealed truth in Christ & Scripture (v. 8)
- Invalidate the Word of God by using generational tradition (vv. 5, 13)
- Are fulfilling a greater purpose of God, the unfaithful easily follow false teachers (fulfillment of Is 29:13; see Mark 13:20-23)
- King Jesus Establishes the Truth for All (Mark 7:14-16)
- King Jesus Explains the Truth to His Disciples (Mark 7:17-23)
- King Jesus’ Miracles Endorse Him (Mark 7:24-37)
Jesus heals the Syrophoenician woman’s daughter (vv. 24-30)
Jesus heals a deaf and speech-impaired man (vv. 31-37)
True Miracles Point to the True Risen Teacher (contrast Mark 13:22 & Acts 2:22-24)
It’s not about the miracles themselves, it’s all about Jesus!
Learn to distrust traditions of man that only lead us away from God, and come to Jesus, the Risen Lord and True Teacher!