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things that defiles a man
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What Jesus said in . . .
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Matthew 15: 11 to 20 ( King James Version )
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| Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
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| Verse 12: Then came his disciples, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Pharisees were offended, after they heard this saying? |
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| Verse 13: But he answered and said, Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up. |
| Verse 14: Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch. |
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| Verse 15: Then answered Peter and said unto him, Declare unto us this parable. |
| Verse 16: Let And Jesus said, are ye also yet without understanding? |
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| Verse 17: Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? |
| Verse 18: But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart; and they defile the man. |
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| Verse 19: For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. |
| Verse 20: These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not man. |
| Matthew 15: 11 to 20 ( New International Version ) |
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| What goes into someone's mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth is what defiles them. |
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| verse 12: > Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this? |
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| verse 13: > He replied, 'Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.
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| verse 14: > Leave them; they are blind guides, If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit."
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| verse 15: > Peter said, "Explain the parable to us."
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verse 16: > Are you still so dull
| Text Quoted in Spirit of Prophecy |
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| I think of the meditation of Christ and the promise, “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you” ( John 14:18). The agency of the Holy Spirit is to combine with human effort, and all heaven is engaged in the work of preparing a people to stand in these last days. The end is near, and we want to keep the future world in view. The burden of my prayer is that the churches may be aroused from their moral torpor and awaken to earnest, interested endeavor. Oh, that they could see and understand that in this last conflict the Captain of the Lord’s host is leading on the armies of heaven, and mingling in the ranks and fighting our battles for us. We shall have apostasies; we expect them. “They will go out from us, because they were not of us” [cf: 1 John 2:19]. “Every plant, which My heavenly Father has not planted, shall be rooted up” ( Matthew 15:13 ). { 14MR 286.2 }
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The Mind and Spiritual Warfare — Our improvement in moral purity depends on right thinking and right acting. “Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.” “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man” ( Matthew 15:11, 19, 20 ). { 1MCP 69.1 } |
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In this last conflict the Captain of the Lord’s host [Joshua 5:15] is leading on the armies of heaven and mingling in the ranks and fighting our battles for us. We shall have apostasies, we expect them. “They will go out from us because they were not of us” (see 1 John 2:19). “Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up” ( Matthew 15:13 ). { 3SM 425.3}
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| The Lord Jesus is looking upon every soul with intense interest. He has declared that the spiritual character of His church is to be carefully maintained. The church is in the world, and is to do a work for the world, but the doors of the church are not to be opened to worldliness. “Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up” ( Matthew 15:13). The church must be strictly guarded. Its sacred character must be demonstrated to the world. “Ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building” ( 1 Corinthians 3:9). “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” ( Philippians 2:12, 13).... { TDG 269.4}
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