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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

What goes into a man's mouth does not make him 'unclean,'

but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him
'unclean.' "... The things that come out of the mouth come
from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.' For out of the
[unclean] heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual
immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what
make a man 'unclean'... (Matthew, 15:10-20)

... For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
(Matthew, 12:34)

Abstaining from Disputative Language

Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith,
love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a
pure heart. Don't have anything to do with foolish and stu-
pid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels.
And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be
kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who op-
pose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will
grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the
truth. (2 Timothy, 2:22-25)

But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and argu-
ments and quarrels about the law [God's commandments],
because these [arguments and controversies] are unprof-
itable and useless. Warn a divisive person once, and then
warn him a second time. After that, have nothing to do with
him. You may be sure that such a man is warped and sinful...
(Titus, 3:9-11)

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