Honey Can You

 Mark 7:14 (KJV) And when he had called all the people unto him, he said unto them, Hearken unto me (Listen to me) every one of you, and understand:

Mark 7:15 (KJV) There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

Sounds like Reformers Unanimous Principals    Principle #2

Every sin has its origin in our hearts.

Principle #3

It is easier to keep the heart clean than it is to clean it after it has been defiled.

Principle #4

It is not possible to fight a fleshly appetite by indulging in it.

Principle #5

Small compromises lead to great disasters (otherwise known as little sins lead to big sins).

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him:

There’s nothing on the outside that will defile you. Think about that for a minute. Ok  what did you come up with? The enemy spends his days and nights putting things in front of you hoping you’ll take the bait. As long as it’s on the outside you can’t be hurt by it. Here’s what Steve Curington said, the founder of Reformers Unanimous (RU) “before you done it you thought it.”  Can you identify with that?  You are driving down the highway and you look up at a billboard and see a Jack Daniel’s advertisement. The police pull you over and tells you your taillight is out. Will he also take you to jail and give you a DWI/DUI for just looking at the whiskey ad?  No! You saw it you took it in but now what do you do with what you took in? Do you start to think about it? Boy, just one shot would be nice. You keep thinking about it and thinking about it. On the way home you have convinced yourself that one shot won’t hurt. I have been clean for two years. I can handle one! So you stop at JJ’s Bar and Grill, go in and have one. We’ll see I can handle just one, I think I’ll have just one more and one more leads to one more, and one more you get the picture. So you head home and another officer pulls you over for your taillight bring out. Do you go to jail for looking at the AD? Oh no you go for ”the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.” You had a choice and you made the wrong choice and now whatever happens is not up to you anymore. Another RU Principal           

Principle #9   We lose our freedom to choose when we give in to temptation. Our consequences are inevitable and incalculable and up to God.

Honey, Can you come get me out of jail? My tail light was out. Liar, liar pants on fire! She isn’t going to buy that lye! It’s what comes out of you that defiles.