Questions

The issue of defiling (Mk 7:1-23)

(Questions for meditation)

  1. Why were the Pharisees so unhappy that the disciples did not wash their hands? Are there any similar conflicts in the past?

  2. How did Jesus refute the Pharisees when they complained before him?

  3. What example did Jesus present to prove his point?

  4. What did Jesus teach us about how to treat the issue of “defile”?

  5. Please meditate on I Samuel 16:7 and Psalm 139:23-24. Have you ever made the same fault of caring for the “outside” but ignoring the “inside”?