Matthew 15:1-20

A Change Of Heart Is Needed Matthew 15:1-20: Through traditions the Pharisees were transgressing God's law. They were beautiful on the outside but they needed a change of heart on the inside. (Matthew 15:1-3) Just having the outside right but not the heart makes one a hypocrite. "These people draw near to Me with their mouth, and honor Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me." (Matthew 15:8) This change can never be brought about by blind leaders of the blind.

Jesus said that the, evil things in a person's life come from the heart. “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies. These are the things which defile a man, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile a man.” (Matthew 15:19-20) Good things come from a good heart, and evil things come from an evil heart. When our heart is pure we have peace and can enjoy the abundant life!