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Working through Mark 7:1–23, this teaching contrasts the Pharisees' view of authority, purity, worship, and moral goodness with Jesus' teaching, showing that defilement comes from the human heart rather than external things. It establishes humanity's universal sinful condition and the resulting need for a 100% clean heart that no religious observance or good deed can provide—setting up the answer to come in the next session.