All Food is Clean & Good
Jesus declared all food clean Mark 7:19 and Matthew 15:11. In Mark 7:19, Jesus is engaged in a debate with the Pharisees about the importance of ceremonial washing before eating. The Pharisees believed that it was wrong to eat without first washing their hands, even if they had not touched anything unclean. Jesus argued that this was a man-made tradition that had no basis in Scripture. He then went on to say: "It is not what enters a man from outside that can defile him, but what comes out of him. For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these evil things come from within, and they defile a man." In Matthew 15:11, Jesus repeats this teaching in a slightly different form: "It is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a man, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a man." Also when preparing a Apostle to go t...