Unlimited: What Defiles You
Apr 24, 2024 14834
What defiles you does not come from the outside. Trusting Jesus and accepting His forgiveness is key to stay clean.
Again, Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.”
After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.“Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)
He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person” (Mark 7:14–23, NIV).
Jesus told the Pharisees that they nullified the Word of God through their traditions, and he wanted to make sure that the people got his point because it was important.
The Pharisees taught that you became a sinner when you allowed what was outside you in the sinful world into your life. But the teaching of Jesus was the opposite. What defiles you does NOT come from the outside.
Earlier, Jesus spoke only to the Pharisees, but this was so important that he called the crowd over to him so that everyone could hear what he had to say.
What Defiles You Doesn’t Come from the Outside!
Jesus told them clearly that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them, but instead, the things that defile us come from inside ourselves, from our own hearts.
He uses the example of food. The Pharisees were scrupulous about washing their hands so that nothing might contaminate their food and make them sinners. But Jesus said that food goes inside us, through our body, and then exits the body. However, sin comes from the inside out and not from the outside in, and that’s where the real problem is. The religion of the Pharisees was legalistic.
This kind of religion often teaches that the way to be acceptable to God is to avoid being contaminated by the sin that there is in the world around you. What defiles you is not from the world around you.
Trust in Jesus, Repent & Accept His Forgiveness
But Jesus taught us that sin is already deep within our hearts and that it is what contaminates us. The only way to be acceptable to God is to repent, accept his forgiveness, and trust in Jesus.
– Eliezer Gonzalez
Eli’s Reflection: What defiles you? Do you agree with the Pharisees or Jesus? Do you recognise this truth in your own heart? Allow Jesus to transform your heart.
Fredrick Alabae Futai
Mar 1, 2023
This is the truth about what Christians should practice. Jesus himself has said it. what we eat or drink does not offend or make us sin. The continuous hidden perspectives of human and their motives towards each other will surely wrecked our world. Look at the war in Ukraine, the hidden motives of Putin will surely lead to World War III. May we as Christians Pray for the war to end quickly.
Isaac oldman freeman
Jan 11, 2023
I truly agree with the teaching of our lord jesus christ , that is with in us , that what comes out of us.
Elsie
Apr 7, 2022
I agree with teaching of Christ Jesus what comes out defiles sins than what what goes in.
John kakumba
Oct 6, 2021
I have learnt something
John kakumba
Oct 6, 2021
I truly agree with the teachings of our lord Jesus Christ.the truth is within me and not out side me
Luis blemith
Sep 27, 2021
It is almost imposible to be faster than what we think,i discover my self often thinking bad or filling unger or coveting a woman,but the way i think when in church seem to be more stedy in god house i fill save from bad thinking and fill a big sinner i see others inside church cleaner and more godly .
Tony Berrigan
Dec 23, 2020
Thanks Eli, that last sentence is so good. One sin from Adam and all mankind was found just as guilty as Adam. We all became slaves to the law of sin and death. Even though we did no wrong. But that was not the end of it. Jesus lived a whole life without sinning. And that righteousness of a whole life without sin is now imputed to us. The same righteousness of God. WOW what a saviour we have. What a salvation we have. Merry Christmas and Thankyou Jesus
Olivia
Dec 23, 2020
I believe and agree with Jesus cuz he has transform my heart his love for me has remove a dark cloud from over me Jesus is so forgiven I have repent I thank God for blessing me in Jesus name amen. I see the goodness of Jesus from our almighty God on his word amen
Nana Yeboah
Apr 18, 2023
I totally agree with Jesus Christ,I believe what comes out of human beings defiles us not what we eat in anyway,our actions that we take and the decisions we make brings about sin.