(Nuggets from Matthew 15:19)
This was the exact condition of the Scribes and Pharisees, despite their religiosity. In the earlier verses of Matthew Chapter 15, they came to Jesus to rant and complain about His disciples not observing the Jewish traditions.
Jesus made it clear to them that those traditions were making them transgress and go against God's commandments. They preferred to show off by dedicating things to the temple but not caring for their parents, contrary to God's commandment "Honor your Father and mother".
In addition, Jesus likened them to Hypocrites and reminded them of what Prophet Isaiah spoke about them, that they were people who "ONLY DREW NEAR TO GOD WITH THEIR MOUTH, AND HONORED GOD WITH THEIR LIPS, BUT THEIR HEARTS WERE FAR AWAY FROM HIM."
Jesus needed to exemplify His point by telling them the ACTUAL THINGS THAT DEFILE.
Every form of DEFILEMENT comes from within - THE HEART.
Everything you do begins in your heart/mind.
The HEART gets POLLUTED and DEFILED through Dirty internal thoughts, ungodly desires, and intentions that lead to external actions that are offensive to God.
Evil thoughts, murder, all kinds of sexual immorality, theft, false witness, lies, greed, and deceit originate from the heart and these are the things that truly defile a person, not external factors like what one eats.
This emphasizes the importance of INNER PURITY, knowing that your ACTIONS are a reflection of your INNER STATE.
"Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks."The words that proceed from your mouth are a reflection of the thoughts that brood in your heart.
All vices that humans exhibit are cultivated internally and influence the actions over time either for good or ill, depending on the nature of their thoughts.
Circumcision of the HEART otherwise known as SANCTIFICATION, is the only panacea for this malady.
GET SALVATION, AND GO AHEAD TO SEEK SANCTIFICATION TO GUARD YOUR HEART AGAINST UNHOLY INFILTRATION.
This is HOLINESS CHALLENGE
DAY 319 OF 365 🔥
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