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The Gospel of Mark 1-8 Part 7: Tradition! By Louie Marsh, 5-19-2024   Last Slide – defining tradition.   1) Jesus didn’t CARE for mindless tradition.   “1Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, 2they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed. 3(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, holding to the tradition of the elders, 4and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as the washing of cups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches.)” (Mark 7:1–4, ESV)   ·       This was done to be RITUALLY clean, no germaphobes!   ·       Washing is just one of Jewish 1st Century traditions.   2) Traditions aren’t necessarily GOOD OR BAD.   “8You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.” 9And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting t