Primary Scripture
Titus 1:15 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.
Plain explanation
Pure hearts do not make forbidden things pure, because the verse is about corrupted minds and consciences.
Common assumption
Unto the pure all things are pure means all foods and practices are clean.
Scripture-defined meaning
Titus 1:15 addresses purity of conscience and corruption of the defiled mind. It is not a formula that makes unclean foods or sinful practices pure.
Confirming witnesses
- Immediate explanation: Titus 1:14,16
The context concerns commandments of men, defiled minds and consciences, and works that deny YAHUAH. - Lexical usage: Matthew 15:18-20
YAHUSHA likewise locates defilement in evil proceeding from the heart rather than in a purity slogan. - Prophetic purpose: Jeremiah 17:9-10
The prophet identifies the corrupt heart as the object YAHUAH searches and judges. - Apostolic confirmation: 1 John 3:3-7
John ties purity to hope, rejection of lawlessness, and the practice of righteousness.
Takeaway
Do not let disputed food passages overturn the clean and unclean distinctions YAHUAH already defined.
Context reflection
Where has a passage about false teaching or conscience been stretched into a food-law reversal?