When Tradition Meets Truth

I. The Criticism Regarding Fellowship
A. The Invitation of the Lord
B. The Appreciation of Levi
C. The Condemnation of the Legalists
D. The Explanation of the Lord
i. His Mission
ii. Their Condition

II. The Criticism Regarding Fasting
A. The Accusation
B. The Answers
i. Gladness, Not Gloom
ii. Proclaim the New, Not Patch the Old

III. The Criticism Regarding Freedom
A. The Clarification From the Scriptures
B. The Claims of the Saviour
i. The Sabbath Was Made For Man
ii. The Son of Man Is Lord of the Sabbath

Application

1. Let Us Regard No One as So Sinful in Condition or Depraved in Character as to be Beyond the Power of God to Save.
2. Let Us Be Warned About the Kind of Religion that Congratulates Itself By Criticizing Others
3. Let Us Remember That True Religion is Not About Keeping A Long List of Rules, But It Is About Having a Relationship With Jesus Christ