Then Jesus told his disciples,
MATTHEW 16:24-36
“If anyone would come after me,
let him deny himself
and take up his cross
and follow me.
For whoever would save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life
for my sake
will find it.
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world
and forfeits his soul?
Or what shall a man give in return
for his soul?”
“But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.”
“He replied, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.
Matthew 15:13-20
Leave them; they are blind guides.
If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Peter said, “Explain the parable to us.”
“Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. “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 a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.
These are what defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.”
“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”
“By their fruit you will recognize them.”
“… every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
MATTHEW 7:17-18
A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit.”
Jesus
“Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.”
MATTHEW 5:9
“Have mercy upon me, O God,
PSALM 51:1-2
According to Your
lovingkindness;
According to the multitude of your tender mercies,
Blot-out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly
from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin. “
