The Origin Of Culture And The False Perception - 958 Words

Introduction In the realm of Christianity there are several denominations where their doctrinal beliefs and traditions are followed religiously. Through the story of the â€Å"Traditions of the Elders† in Mark 7, this paper focuses on the origin of culture and the false perception it gives that is was created by God. Although culture religious traditions can have association with God, culture and religious traditions are not are not from God and can prevent people from doing what God wants Context Mark 7:1-8 begins with the Pharisees and the scribes coming from Jerusalem and meeting with Jesus. As they were gathered around Jesus, the pharisees and the scribes observed his disciples and questioned Jesus why they were eating food with hands that were unclean? Jesus responds to their question by speaking the words of Isiah from the book of Isiah 29:13 saying, â€Å"These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vein do they worship me, teaching human precepts as tradition.† Jesus’ tension with the pharisees and the scribes is that they abandoned with word of God and choose to follow human tradition instead. In the second division of Mark 7:9-13, Jesus gives a current example in his time of how the pharisees and the scribes have abandoned God’s commandments and followed the human traditions instead. Jesus’ mentions the commandment â€Å"Honor your father and mother† in Exodus 20:12 and Deuteronomy 5:16. The law that God has already established requiresShow MoreRelatedSummary Response to Platos Allegory of the Cave630 Words   |  3 Pagesidea presented by Plato in his infamous Allegory of the Cave is that the average persons perceptions are severely limited by personal perspective. 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