2019.5.13
Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,"Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat." And he called the people to him and said to them, "Hear and understand: not what goes into the mouth defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man." Then the disciples came and said to him, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?" He answered, "Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit." But Peter said to him, "Explain the parable to us." And he said, "Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and so passes on? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness, slander.These are what defile a man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man."
(Matthew 15: 1-2, 10-20; The R.S.V.Bible)
We want to learn Matthew together. The theme here is "We need to purify the mind."
Jesus gave us the teaching. There is something that comes in from inside, that is, food and drink. There are also things that appear outside from inside, that is, language and acts. The former can not pollute Human mind. But the latter is what pollutes the person. There is kindness in our hearts. But there is also evil in our hearts. That appears outside. This is what makes the person dirty. So Christ taught me that it is necessary to cleanse this mind first. Some of human beings are in a state of mind that they do not feel compassion.Some human beings feel grudge or prioritize their own interests. Some persons of human pull the other's feet. It is sorrowful for the human to see such a thing. Some of us trap person for themselves. Such people do not notice their dirty heart and belly. Such people only seem negative about the happiness of other people. The language they speak from their heart will of course contaminate people.
This is based on the original translation of currently Ecclesia, a dead pastor whom I respect. In addition, I will translate and explain by myself to explain the translation in an easy-to-understand manner. "So If People wish to hope things for themselves, Do the act for them and do for all their same hopeing acting by youselves.This is the law and the prophets." The meaning of this teaching is to stand in the position of the other person and give priority to the other person's mind and to do what the other person wants. For example, this teaching is a response method that can reach you to properly scratch the itchy part of the other person. This is the teaching of the golden rule taught by Christ. The negative act described in the previous paragraph is the opposite of this Lord's teaching. It disturb people, groups and countries. These negative words will be the cause of worsening a peaceful society. I think this point needs to be particularly careful. It is very important for us to live the golden rule of Christ.
We learn in this Bible passage. It is important for the Lord to cover the dirt on the inside of the self as Christ is teaching. We want to believe in Christ and get God's redeeming. We receive the Holy Spirit from Christ. We cleanse the hearts of the self in live of the love of the Lord. And It is necessary for us to cleansing our mind by the Lord.
We meet and talk with others. We have others who feel the presence of others fresh and pleasant. Also we meet and talk with others. Some of us have the presence of others somehow make it feel irritably and unwell. We examine the difference in comparing the person. We feel the difference between the people. Suppose we feel good to others. The difference of the person is this inner heart. Christian always polishes the inside of his heart and cleanse his mind. Christian is keeping that in mind. However, there are also people who are felt that the other is negative. That person pursues only his interests. The person does not have the heart to think of the other person. The person may be bad his heart. However, he feels that he may not be aware of the negative part by himself.
However, we may be careless. We are all in a difficult real world. We also feel to tend forgetting to wash our inner mind in it. We want to be a loved and loved Christian by our loving Christ. For that purpose, we hope to cleanse ourselves every day
We want to receive the brotherhood of true love that is always in living Christ himself. For that purpose we seek the life of love from the Lord Christ. We wish the Lord. We are given a life of love by the Lord. We hope to live a happy life in the Lord. We want to believe in Christ. And we receive the guidance of Christ. We hope to walk with Christ.
