HEAR Journaling - Matthew Chapter 15
Highlight Matthew 15:1-3 New Living Translation
Jesus Teaches about Inner Purity
1Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,2 “Why do your disciples disobey our age-old tradition? For they ignore our tradition of ceremonial hand washing before they eat.” 3 Jesus replied, “And why do you, by your traditions, violate the direct commandments of God?
Explain - Jesus taught that the Pharisees and teachers of religious law were teaching doctrines of men, traditions, rather than the commandments of God. They were blind to the fact that their messiah was right there in front of them.
Apply – The application for today is clear. We must not follow false traditions of men that violate the Word of God. There are false teachers that teach false doctrines of men rather than the Truth. We must seek the discernment and discretion that is only available from the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.
2 Timothy 4:3-4 ESV For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15 ESV For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.
1 John 4:1-3 ESV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you heard was coming and now is in the world already.
1 John 4:1 ESV Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.
John 14:6 ESV Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
1 Corinthians 14:33 ESV For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,
Respond - Lord, thank You for Your Truth, and thank You, Holy Spirit, for leading me unto all Truth. Help me discern false doctrine, help me to repeat only Your Truth for Your purpose, in Jesus Name. I pray for those that do not know You, Lord, may they be delivered from lies and be born again in You. Amen.
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