Abandon religious formalism and be cleansed from within! “When Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to eat with him. So He went in and reclined at the table. But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness . You foolish people! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside also? But give what is inside the dish to the poor, and everything will be clean for you’” ( Luke 11:37–41 ). (1) As I meditated on today’s passage, Luke 11:37–41, my attention was drawn to the phrase, “the Pharisee was surprised” (v. 38). (a) Why was the Pharisee surprised that Jesus did not wash before eating? (i) The Greek word translated as “wash” here is ἐβα...
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