Ritual, Religion, and Regeneration (Part a)

Message Notes:

The Gospel According to Mark

The Importance of Mark 7:1-23: The Teachings of Jesus

The Concern of Mark 7:1-23: The Issue of the Law

● Christianity is Not Do’s and Don’ts

● Christians have a Relationship to the Law

● Christians can Misunderstand the Law

● Christianity is Bigger Than Do’s and Don’ts

C. Jesus’ Ministry Transitioning (6:1-8:26)

1. Rejection of Jesus by His Own (6:1-6)

2. Commission of Disciples by Jesus (6:7-13)

3. Martyrdom of John the Baptist (6:14-29)

4. Feeding of the Five Thousand: The Demand of Ministry (6:30-44)

5. Walking on Water (6:45-52)

6. A Summary of Jesus’ Ministry (6:53-56)

7. Ritual, Religion, and Regeneration: The Law in the New Age (7:1-23)
(Part a)

a. The Controversy Between Jesus and the Religious Leadership: Ritual
Revisited (7:1-13)

1) The Setting of the Controversy: The Rebuke by the Religious
Leadership (7:1-5)

a) The Inquisitors (7:1a1-8, b)

b) The Tribunal (7:1a9-5)

(1) The Declaration of the Charge (7:1a9-2)

(2) The Nature of the Charge (7:3-5)

2) The Snuffing out of the Controversy: The Rebuttal by Jesus (7:6-
13)

a) Jesus’ Verdict on the Leadership: Hypocrites (7:6a)

● Precepts, Principles, and Preferences

● Obedience to Earthly Authorities

● Holy Affections