If it's not what we eat, but what we say that defiles; Should we be watching what we eat or what we say?

Question

Matthew 15:11
Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Mark 7:20
And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.

1Thessalonians 5:3
For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

James 3:6
And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

James 3:10
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these (grace and law) things ought not so to be.

So if I said: either make the tree good or evil; you'd all say both?

Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: Job 15:6

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The physical food we eat sustains only the flesh, not the soul.

For a man to sustain his spiritual soul, he need spiritual food, the Word of God.

Yet, this can only occur if the man has been born again.

It is written that man cannot live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth from the mouth of God.

And as the questioner has stated using the Word of God, it is not what enters the body that causes the body to sin, it is what proceeds from the heart through the unruly member we call the tongue.

So we must pray always the Lord give us strength to bring our flesh into submission.

Answer 3

Dont strain yourself too much with common sence, one does not need a book to tell them right from wrong, especially when the book is a master of manipulation series

Answer 4

Perhaps the Law of Karma states, "Reap, what you sow".

Here a link that may be of interest to you regarding the Burial Ground for the Dead Animals ..

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AoyRNngLGUSKIGWfY0.MFYXsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20070118193832AAEvaxr

SAI RAM

Answer 5

Both. What comes out defiles others, not just yourself, as opposed to what goes inside of you.

Answer 6

You really need a book to tell you that what you put in your body effects your health?

And you need a book to tell you that what you say is representative of your being?

Answer 7

Yes we should watch what we say and yes we should watch what we eat :)

Answer 8

BOTH