"Washing your hands is fine. It's a fine law to keep," he says. "But if you're not keeping these larger laws out of your heart, coming evil thoughts ... washing your hand isn't going to help you much." John and Kerry make jokes about the fair season as they try to understand Jesus' message.
Who do you say Jesus is? Dr. Kerry Muhlestein explores how God’s covenant path creates a kingdom of priests and priestesses, how humility helps avoid hypocrisy, and how formal covenants change our natures.
- 00:00 Part 1–Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
- 00:56 Introduction of Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
- 02:14 Background about Pharisees, Saduccees, and how they vary by region
- 09:17 Ritual cleanliness and Jewish law and customs regarding parents
- 16:15 Rationalization and loopholes
- 17:46 What defiles a person
- 21:53 Finding fault
- 23:28 Jesus casts out an unclean spirit north of the Sea of Galilee
- 28:39 Jesus teaching Jews, Samaritans, and Gentiles
- 32:19 Jesus returns to Capernaum and Decapolis and performs miracles
- 35:40 Jesus heals with touch, spit, clay, etc. and the symbolism connected
- 37:30 Some Pharisees and Saducees asked Jesus for a sign
- 41:43 When asking for a sign is a mistake
- 42:28 Bread, yeast, and metaphors of corruption
- 47:47 The challenge of the world’s influence
- 51:02 Jesus heals a blind man in stages
- 56:20 End of Part 1–Dr. Kerry Muhlestein
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