Parable 13 Unclean Meat

Lesson 13
Subject: Unclean Meat.
Text: Matthew 15:10-20
Principle:
a. 1 Kings 22:28; Mark 7:14, 16; Luke 20:45-47
b. Matt. 13:19, 24:15; Isa. 6:9, 55:3; Luke 24:45; Eph. 1:17; Col. 1:9; James 1:5
c. Mark 7:15; Luke 11:38-41; Acts 10:14, 15, 11:8, 9; Rom. 14:14, 17, 20; 1 Tim. 4:4, 5; Titus 1:15; Heb. 13:9
d. Matt. 15:18-20, 12:34-37; Psa. 10:7, 12:2, 52:2-4, 58:3, 4; Isa. 37:23; Isa. 59:3-5, 13-15; Jer. 9:3-6; Rom. 3:13, 14; James 3:5-8; 2 Pet. 2:18
e. Matt. 17:27; 1 Kings 22:13, 14; 1 Cor. 10:32, 33; 2 Cor. 6:3; Gal. 2:5; James 3:17
f. Matt. 13:40,41; Psa. 92:13; Isa. 60:21; John 15:2, 6; 1 Cor. 3:12-15
g. Hosea 4:17; 1 Tim. 6:5
h. Matt. 23:16-24; Isa. 9:16, 42:19, 56:10; Mal. 2:8; Luke 6:39
i. Jer. 5:31, 6:15, 8:12; Ezek. 14:9, 10; Micah 3:6, 7; 2 Pet. 2:1, 17; Rev. 19:20; Rev. 22:15
j. Matt. 13:36; Mark 4:34, 7:17; John 16:29
k. Matt. 15:10, 13:51, 16:9, 11; Isa. 28:9, 10; Mark 6:52, 7:18, 8:17, 18, 9:32; Luke 9:45; Luke 18:34, 24:45; Heb. 5:12
l. Matt. 7:19, 20; Luke 6:45; 1 Cor. 6:13; Col. 2:21, 22; James 3:6
m. 2 Kings 10:27
n. Matt. 15:11, 12:34; 1 Sam. 24:13; Psa. 36:3; Prov. 6:12, 10:32, 15:2, 28; Luke 19:22; James 3:6-10; Rev. 13:5, 6
o. Gen. 6:5, 8:21; Prov. 4:23, 6:14, 22:15, 24:9; Jer. 17:9; Mark 7:21-23; Rom. 3:10-19, 7:18, 8:7, 8; Gal. 5:19-21; Eph. 2:1-3; Titus 3:2-6
p. Matt. 9:4; Psa. 119:113; Isa. 55:7, 59:7; Jer. 4:14; Acts 8:22; James 1:13-15
q. 1 Cor. 3:16, 17, 6:9-11, 18-20; Eph. 5:3-6; Rev. 21:8, 27
r. Matt. 15:2, 23:25, 26; Mark 7:3, 4; Luke 11:38-40
Practice:
a. How did Jesus shift the emphasis away from external issues like unclean and clean foods?
b. How did the Pharisees like Jesus’ statements?
c. What advice did Jesus give to followers of the Pharisees?
d. Why did Jesus explain His statements to His disciples?
e. How did Jesus redefine “unclean”?
f. How is it possible for us to be “religious” and yet be far from God?
g. In what ways are we sometimes like the Pharisees?
h. What are some ways we “go through the motions” of the Christian life?
i. Why do we sometimes use loopholes or rationalizations to avoid doing the right thing?
j. What matters more: how people behave or their motives and attitudes?
k. In what way do Christians get bogged down in unnecessary rules?
l. What advice would you give a Christian friend who is far away from God?
m. In what ways have you allowed man-made rules to obscure the spirit of the law (and the work of the Holy Spirit in your life)?
n. What is one step you can take to develop a pure heart this week?
o. What is the purpose of this parable?
p. Who was the targeted audience for the parable when it was given?
q. What is the meaning of the parable?
r. What was the response to the parable?
s. What are the primary lessons found in this parable?
t. What does the parable reveal about us?
u. How can you apply this parable in your life today?
v. What are the challenges that make it difficult to apply the lessons found in the parable daily?