The Wellspring of Impurity

External religion is all that exists for many professing believers. The Pharisees likewise focussed on the externals, thinking that physical cleanliness was indicative of spiritual cleanliness. Moreover, that washing hands, pots, and tables would mean that the food would be clean, and maintain or cause in inner cleanliness. On the contrary, a sinner's heart is the very wellspring of all moral and spiritual filth:

1. Christ's Public Corrective Words

2. The Disciples' Private Rebuke

3. External Corrupting Influences

4. The Inner Fountain of Evil

5. The Gospel Lessons