The Blind leading the Blind into the pit...

And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.” Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?” He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be rooted up. Let them alone; they are blind guides. And if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.” (Matthew 15:10-14 ESV) We've got a dirt problem. It's not outside, it's inside - hearts dirty with sinfulness. How did it get there? Not by what we eat. We cannot vacuum it out. We cannot hope it goes away by eating right. We cannot change from the outside in. Some people think so, and want us to think the same way. This nullifies the amazing grace of God. Simply put, Jesus says: "Don't follow them. Ignore them. Treat them like the weeds they are. Don't try to pull them out, because then you will pull up good seed too. Keep on planting the truth. Open your life to the Holy Spirit. Let Him cleanse and change from within.