What is the heart of the matter? Are the Pharisees right? No, purity isn’t about rules! Jesus made it clear: “Out of the heart come evil thoughts” (Matthew 15:19). The Pharisees looked righteous on the outside, but inside, they were full of hypocrisy and sin. Legalism shifts the focus from heart transformation to external rule-keeping—missing the point entirely. True purity isn’t about following rules; it’s about a heart changed by God. Are we focused on appearances, or on real transformation? Matthew 15:18-20 18 But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile...