As Pastor Koh continued the series on Mark
He pointed out that criticism of the disciples was stark
In the first twenty three verses of chapter seven
The Pharisees thought they knew the way to heaven
But by following traditions of men
God’s commands were ignored again
They focused on the disciples’ hands unclean
But the real focus should be on the heart unseen
In doing so, not just a little bit
Each of them was a hypocrite
To go back to the problem at hand
Re ceremonial cleansing, we understand
The Jewish mitzvot has thirty five pages
On washing hands, in different stages
But since these laws were made by men
Around God’s law, they built a pen
Then Pastor Koh took a hard stance
That between law and grace must be a balance
And before new laws are contrived
From God’s Book, principles must be derived
The Pharisees’ legalism was so blatant
It is no surprise Jesus against them went
Too legalistic we should not be
Remember God came to set us free
Be careful of acting ‘holier than thou’
As the thought exists, even now
True spirituality come from inside
Not from the laws to which we abide
It is from our heart
That every sin does start
Only Jesus knows if our hearts are pure
Of that you can really be sure
About us, what is the view of people?
When we are away from the church’s steeple?
Are we Christian, do they know?
In other words, does our faith show?
The main part of the passage we do surmise
That in our hearts, the problem of man lies
But ‘outwardly holy, inwardly empty’ do not be
For our true self God doth see
Our hearts must reflect God’s face
Then all else can fall into place
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