religion doesn't change hearts

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Jesus likened the religious Pharisess to a gorup of dishwashers who clean the outside of a cup while the inside dirty. He said, "Now then, you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you ar full of greed and wickedness. You foolish people! did not the one who made the outside make the inside also?" (Luke 11:39-40). Jesus knew that a person can change his image without changing his act (Matthew 23:1-3). He knew that religious credentials and ceremony cannot change the heart. He told one of the most religious men of His day that aunleass a person is "born again" by the Spirit, he cannot see the kningdom of God (John 3:3). Yet from that day until now, many of the most religious people in the world continue to forget that while religion can give attention to outward appearance, only Jesus can change the heart.