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What comes out of the mouth defiles a man

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[Matthew 15:18]

But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.

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The Pharisees and the Law Teachers really hated Jesus. They tried to embarrass Jesus with even a small problem.

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Some people from Jerusalem came to Jesus today. They saw Jesus' disciples eating without washing their hands before eating.

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They went to Jesus right away and said, “Why do not your disciples obey the laws that elders have given us? And why do your disciples eat with dirty hands instead of washing their hands before eating?”

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The Pharisees placed great importance on the various laws that came down from their ancestors. One of the laws was to wash your hands when you were eating. It was strictly forbidden to eat with dirty hands without washing hands.

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In addition to this, when they came back to the market, they had to wash their bodies and eat food. In addition, they set and kept what they needed to keep their kettles, pots, bowls, and even beds clean. If it wasn't clean, I thought dirty things would get into their bodies.

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On hearing this, Jesus cried out loudly to them. “Why do you keep the traditions established by the elders, who are humans, but do not keep the commandments of God? Jesus said that they broke the command of God while valued the traditions of the elders.

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Jesus kept telling them what they did wrong. “God said, 'Honor your father and mother.' He also said, 'Anyone who curses his father or mother will die.' But you use tradition as an excuse to not honor your parents and ignore the Word of God.”

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At that time, the Pharisees and the Law Teachers were breaking God's Word according to the wrong tradition. They made a mistake against their parents by using the wrong tradition of serving God who is higher than their parents.

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Jesus, who scolded the Pharisees and the Law Teachers, called people to give important lessons. “All of you listen to me and realize. There is nothing that enters the body outside of man and defiles him. Coming from man defiles man.”

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The disciples did not understand Jesus' words correctly. So they returned home and asked Jesus to tell him what it meant.

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Jesus explained to the disciples what it meant. “Everything that goes into your mouth goes into your stomach and eventually goes out of your body. But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart. These things make people dirty.”

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People care about eating clean things when they eat food. But Jesus told me what to pay more attention to. It is a word that comes out of our heart and is passed through our mouth.

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Keep in mind that what is really dirty is what comes out of the heart and is communicated through the mouth and actions. Evil thoughts, a desire to quarrel, a coveted one, a deceitful one, a liable to slander, a bad thought the opposite sex, a hateful heart, all come out of us to defile and defile others.

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The New Testament, the book of James tells us how scary the tongue is.

“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.” (Jms 3:6)

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I hope that today's message will tell you what is really dirty. We need to know that what comes through our mouths and actions is more dirty and ugly, not into our mouths. Starting today, before you can speak and act in yourself, you must seek the help of the Holy Spirit so that you can glorify God.

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