We seemed to have made the same mistake the pharisees made

Matthew 15 says:

15 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, ² “Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat.” ³ He answered them, “And why do you break the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? ⁴ For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘Whoever reviles father or mother must surely die.’ ⁵ But you say, ‘If anyone tells his father or his mother, “What you would have gained from me is given to God,”^{[a] 6} he need not honor his father.’ So for the sake of your tradition you have made void the word^[b] of God. ⁷ You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, when he said:

⁸ “‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;
⁹ in vain do they worship me,
teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”

 

¹⁰ And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: ¹¹ it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” ¹² Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” ¹³ He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. ¹⁴ Let them alone; they are blind guides.^[c] And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” ¹⁵ But Peter said to him, “Explain the parable to us.” ¹⁶ And he said, “Are you also still without understanding? ¹⁷ Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach and is expelled?^{[d] 18} But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person. ¹⁹ For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander. ²⁰ These are what defile a person. But to eat with unwashed hands does not defile anyone.”

 

 

 

We seem to make a big deal when someone doesn't wash their hands. I wash my hands, but what I see around us today, particular as Christians, we seem to care more about unwashed hands instead of unwashed spirit. I'm seeing more and more of this everyday. I was at a car show Saturday and there we these people who were vulgar as can be, yet I didn't seemed bothered by it. The TV, computer, newspapers, and everything else in this messed up world seemed to brain wash me to it. And you know something? I DON'T LIKE IT!!! Since when did vulgar language become acceptable. When I was young, if I said a bad word, I was A) Taken to my parents room to my rear-ends demise, B) Mouth washed with soap, or C) given a warning. But now it seems acceptable. We seem to make the same mistake the pharisees did when they complained about Jesus's disciples breaking tradition and not washing their hands, but not doing anything with their spirits. How many times do evil thoughts invade the minds of Christians?! How many Christians Hated someone else (Guess what? That's murder.)?! How many Christians looked upon a girl with lust in his heart (Guess what? That's adultery.)?! How many Christians stole something that didn't belong to them? How many Christians ever lied? How many Christians, never sought forgiveness? They are defiled! There are way too many defiled Christians in this world! Are you one of them? The choice is yours. Stay on this wicked path and be defiled, or ask for forgiveness, get back on the narrow path, and be cleansed.