Matthew #101 - Religion Versus the Gospel

2 stories:

1. Jewish leaders (Pharisees) from Jerusalem
2. Canaanite woman from Tyre-Sidon (Gentile)
   8 Contrasts to distinguish Jesus' Kingdom from Jewish religion
   Distinguishes all human religion from the gospel.(We all have gravitational pull toward religion)
   At root is a radically different view of the heart
   CONTRASTS:
   I. Pride v Humility
   II. Clean v Unclean
   III.What is seen v what is not seen (the heart)
   IV. Works v Faith
   V. The Heart is basically good: guard it from evil v The Heart is basically evil and needs to be transformed
   VI. Religion v Gospel
   VII.Rules v Relationship
   VIII.Ignorance of male Jewish leaders v Insight of female Canaanite nobody!

The radical difference between religion and Gospel is the view of the human heart. We will look at that next week.