Originally Posted by
cptmidnight
16 “Are you still so dull?” Jesus asked them. 17 “Don’t you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? 18 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. 19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.20 These are what defile a person;”
God is after your heart, not your actions. Your actions will follow the heart. This is the mistake of the Pharisees and also the modern day legalist - they try to change the actions where they really need the Holy Spirit to do surgery on their heart. All the legalist does is put band-aids on festering wounds as it has always been. Jesus has strong words for the legalist.
...But by all means, if you feel more holy by eating turkey bacon instead of real bacon I will not stand in your way. Just don't mislead others about holiness.