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.
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Bible References
The pure
Luke 11:39
But the Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees have the habit of cleaning the outside of your cups and dishes, but inside you yourselves are full of greed and wickedness.
Acts 10:15
A second time the voice came to him, "The things that God has cleansed you must not call unclean."
Romans 14:14
I know, and through my union with the Lord Jesus I have a clear conviction, that nothing is unclean in itself; that a thing is unclean only to the person who thinks it unclean.
1 Corinthians 6:12
Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is good for me. Everything is permissible for me, but I will not become a slave to anything.
1 Corinthians 10:23
Everything is permissible for people, but not everything is good for them. Everything is permissible for people, but not everything builds up their personality.
1 Timothy 4:3
who forbid people to marry and teach them to abstain from certain sorts of food which God created for the grateful enjoyment of those who have faith and a clear knowledge of the truth.
Their
1 Corinthians 8:7
But it is not in all of you that such knowledge is found. Some, because of their past habits with idols, even down to the present moment, still eat such food as was really sacrificed to an idol, and so their consciences, because they are overscrupulous, are contaminated.
Hebrews 9:14
how much more surely will the blood of Christ, who with an eternal Spirit gave Himself a spotless offering to God, purify your consciences from works that mean mere death, to serve the ever living God?
Hebrews 10:22
let us continue to draw near to God with sincere hearts and perfect faith; with our hearts cleansed from the sense of sin, and our bodies bathed in clean water;
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Acts 24:16
So I am always striving to have a conscience that is clear before God and men.