Deeply imbedded religious traditions are hard to break, and many of Jesus’ actions deviated from their man-made traditions. For example, fasting, which should be for the purpose of drawing closer to God, had been changed into a sign of one’s supposed spirituality. Jesus came to make all things like new again, restoring that which sin had destroyed. Please open your Bible to Mark chapter two, and follow along as Pastor Ray Viola begins his study of verses eighteen through twenty-two.