Mark 7:1-13

Mark 7:1-13Is the low and degraded condition of Jewish religion, when our Lord was upon earth. Is the uselessness of mere lip-service in the worship of God. Is the tendency of man's inventions in religion to supplant God's word. "External observances alone feed no consciences and sanctify no hearts!""It must not content us to take our bodies to church, if we leave our hearts at home.""Heart-prayers are the prayers He loves to hear. Heart-prayers are the only prayers that He will answer. Our petitions may be weak, and stammering, and poor in our eyes. They may be presented with no fine words, or well-chosen language, and might seem almost unintelligible, if they were written down. But if they come from a right heart, God understands them. Such prayers are His delight."Questions:1. Are we aware of how dangerous false teaching is? How slippery it can be? Are we careful to watch our lives and our doctrine?2. Have we been humbled by the fact that God sees our hearts, what we are thinking and what we really want? Do we believe that God cares most about the heart and asks us to give Him our hearts? Have we asked God to unite our divided hearts to fear His name?3. There may be commands of men that are useful, but do they take precedence over God’s commands? Do we really believe that God’s Words carry the authority of God?