Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.
General references
Bible References
The pure
Luke 11:39
But the Lord told him, "Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but on the inside you are full of greed and evil.
Acts 10:15
Again the voice came to him a second time, "You must stop calling unclean what God has made clean."
Romans 14:14
I know and have been persuaded by the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in and of itself, but it is unclean to a person who thinks it is unclean.
1 Corinthians 6:12
Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is helpful. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not allow anything to control me.
1 Corinthians 10:23
Everything is permissible, but not everything is helpful. Everything is permissible, but not everything builds up.
1 Timothy 4:3
They will try to stop people from marrying and from eating certain foods, which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.
Their
1 Corinthians 8:7
But not everyone has this knowledge. Some people are so accustomed to idolatry that when they eat food that has been offered to an idol, their conscience becomes contaminated because it is weak.
Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from dead actions so that we may serve the living God!
Hebrews 10:22
let us continue to come near with sincere hearts in the full assurance that faith provides, because our hearts have been sprinkled clean from a guilty conscience, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.
General references
Leviticus 7:19
"Meat that comes in contact with a ceremonially unclean thing is not to be eaten. Incinerate it instead. As for ceremonially clean meat, anyone who is clean may eat it.
Leviticus 10:10
You are to differentiate between what's sacred and common and between what's unclean and clean.
Leviticus 11:34
"Any food that may be eaten, but into which water has soaked, becomes unclean. Any drink that may be drunk in any of these vessels becomes unclean,
Deuteronomy 14:3
"You must not eat any detestable food.
Acts 24:16
Therefore, I always do my best to have a clear conscience before God and people.