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2009-10-08T13:28:22-05:00GCIinfo@gospel.com/feeds/topics/gift+devoted+to+god/Corban - a Christian perspectivehttp://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%207:9-13&version=NIV2009-10-08T13:28:22-05:00
Corban means a gift devoted to God. In this passage Jesus is saying that when we just honor our father and mother as a corban, we're doing them a disservice. The intent behind the commandment isn't that we just do something, but rather that our heart is changed.