What comes out of your mouth?
Jesus said,
"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ‘unclean.'
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
These are what make a man ‘unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.' " Matthew 15:17-20.
As believers in Christ Jesus we have an obligation to watch what we say and do. Jesus in the above quoted scripture tells us it is not what we eat, what we put in our bodies that make us unclean it is what comes out of our mouths.
Francis of Assisi wrote,
And the owners of the bakery are not alone. There are many Christians who will not have anything to do with those of a different lifestyle or faith. Which is precisely the opposite of what Jesus would do. Jesus sat with sinners Mark’s gospel tells us,
“When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the “sinners” and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:16,17.
In Acts chapter ten we read of the apostle Peter’s encounter with the Roman centurion Cornelius. ‘Technically’ Peter, a Jew, should according to the law not have sat with him, but God showed Peter it was the right thing to do. God in a vision telling Peter,
"The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean." Act's 10:15.
As a result Peter went to the house of Cornelius. While speaking to him Peter said,
"He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean." Acts 10:28.
The ultimate result of this encounter was that not only Cornelius but his family and close friends came to accept Christ as their Saviour.
So my question to you the reader is. If you claim to be a Christian a believer in Christ Jesus, are your words and deeds leading to the Salvation of those around you or are they pushing people away?
Please think about it.
Jesus said,
"Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body?
But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man ‘unclean.'
For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
These are what make a man ‘unclean'; but eating with unwashed hands does not make him ‘unclean.' " Matthew 15:17-20.
As believers in Christ Jesus we have an obligation to watch what we say and do. Jesus in the above quoted scripture tells us it is not what we eat, what we put in our bodies that make us unclean it is what comes out of our mouths.
Francis of Assisi wrote,
"The deeds you do
may be the only sermon some persons will hear today"
Francis of Assisi
I am reminded of a news story of a bakery owned by people claiming to be Christian. The owners of which would not bake a wedding cake for a same sex marriage. They said it was their right not to make the cake as they believed homosexuality to be a sin. These people I’m certain, probably without realizing it pushed that gay couple away from Christ.And the owners of the bakery are not alone. There are many Christians who will not have anything to do with those of a different lifestyle or faith. Which is precisely the opposite of what Jesus would do. Jesus sat with sinners Mark’s gospel tells us,
“When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the “sinners” and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”
On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Mark 2:16,17.
In Acts chapter ten we read of the apostle Peter’s encounter with the Roman centurion Cornelius. ‘Technically’ Peter, a Jew, should according to the law not have sat with him, but God showed Peter it was the right thing to do. God in a vision telling Peter,
"The voice spoke to him a second time, "Do not call anything impure that God has made clean." Act's 10:15.
As a result Peter went to the house of Cornelius. While speaking to him Peter said,
"He said to them: "You are well aware that it is against our law for a Jew to associate with a Gentile or visit him. But God has shown me that I should not call any man impure or unclean." Acts 10:28.
The ultimate result of this encounter was that not only Cornelius but his family and close friends came to accept Christ as their Saviour.
So my question to you the reader is. If you claim to be a Christian a believer in Christ Jesus, are your words and deeds leading to the Salvation of those around you or are they pushing people away?
Please think about it.
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