This is what the LORD Almighty says: "Ask the priests what the law says: If someone carries consecrated meat in the fold of their garment, and that fold touches some bread or stew, some wine, olive oil or other food, does it become consecrated?" The priests answered, "No." Then Haggai said, "If a person defiled by contact with a dead body touches one of these things, does it become defiled?" "Yes," the priests replied, "it becomes defiled.” (Haggai 2:11-13)Notice this! Defilement, uncleanness, and dirt can be transferred. Cleanliness cannot be transferred. If I pour clean water into dirty water, does that make the dirty water clean? No! If I pour dirty water into clean water does that make the clean water dirty? Yes! If I have dirty hands and shake hands with you who have clean hands, do I transfer dirt to you, or do you transfer clean to me?
Dirt is transferred! “Do not be misled: 'Bad company corrupts good character'” (1 Cor 15:33).
Washing gets rid of dirt. “And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God” (1 Cor. 6:11).
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