[1] “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God -- this is your spiritual act of worship.” [2] “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Matthew 15:10-20 (NIV)
[10] “Jesus called the crowd to him and said, ‘Listen and understand.’” [11] “What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth - that is what makes him ‘unclean.’”
[12] Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"
[13] He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.”
[14] “Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
[15] Peter said, "Explain the parable to us."
[16] "Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.
[17] “Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?”
[18] “But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ‘unclean.’”
[19] “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.”
[20] These are what make a man ‘unclean’; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.’”
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. A foul mouth comes from a foul heart, and the only way for the Lord to cleanse our tongue is through His Word, which fills the heart.
THE PARABLES OF JESUS
by Rob Morgan
Jul 24, 2012
THE PARABLES OF JESUS
Inner Purity
How does it TRANSFORM our lives?
Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)
[1] “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God -- this is your spiritual act of worship.”
[2] “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Matthew 15:10-20 (NIV)
[10] “Jesus called the crowd to him and said, ‘Listen and understand.’”
[11] “What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth - that is what makes him ‘unclean.’”
[12] Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"
[13] He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.”
[14] “Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
[15] Peter said, "Explain the parable to us."
[16] "Are you still so dull?" Jesus asked them.
[17] “Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?”
[18] “But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ‘unclean.’”
[19] “For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.”
[20] These are what make a man ‘unclean’; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.’”
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)
29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. A foul mouth comes from a foul heart, and the only way for the Lord to cleanse our tongue is through His Word, which fills the heart.