14 Then Jesus called the crowd together again, saying, “Hear my words, all of you, and take them to heart. 15 What truly contaminates a person is not what he puts into his body, but what comes out. That’s what makes a person defiled.”
17 When Jesus went back home and away from the crowd, his disciples acknowledged that they didn’t understand the meaning of the parable and asked him to explain it. 18 He answered them, “Are you as dull as the rest? Don’t you understand that you are not defiled by what you eat? 19 For the food you swallow doesn’t enter your heart, but goes into your stomach, only to pass out into the sewer.” (This means all foods are clean.) 20 He added, “Words and deeds pollute a person, not food. 21 Evil originates from inside a person. Coming out of a human heart are evil schemes, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, treachery, debauchery, jealousy, slander, arrogance, and recklessness. 23 All these corrupt things emerge from within and constantly pollute a person.”
Terrie's Comments:
I wonder what was going through the minds of the Jews who were listening to Jesus declare that all food was ok and nothing that was eaten could defile? And then the list of things that do defile according to Jesus... I think you would have to be dead to not be able to have at least one of those items stab your conscious. As humans we all wrestle with being selfish and doing things for ourselves instead of keeping our eyes fixed on God and doing things His way and putting others ahead of ourselves unselfishly.
Tori's Comments:
Good thing God creates in us a pure heart and sends His Holy Spirit to live inside of us, otherwise we would be a hopeless case!!
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