Holiness Beyond the Rules

By: Mike Mazzalongo     Posted: November, 2025

Discussion Questions
  1. Why did Jesus challenge the Pharisees' traditions about purity?
  2. How does Mark's note about all foods being clean apply to believers today?
  3. What practical ways can we guard our hearts against the sins Jesus lists in Mark 7:21-23?

Sources
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • R.T. France, The Gospel of Mark (NIGTC)
  • William L. Lane, The Gospel According to Mark (NICNT)
  • Craig L. Blomberg, Jesus and the Gospels
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