Many lifelong believers heard this as a moral standard. Tidy house, tidy heart. Obedience equates order. But it’s not biblical. The phrase comes from ancient Greek writings, not the Hebrew Bible. Holiness in Scripture is about relationship, not hygiene. Leviticus focuses on ritual and moral purity, not tidiness in living rooms. That matters, because older believers sometimes feel judged for the small things: missed routines, cluttered homes, imperfect habits. They measure spirituality by domestic order. Faith is not about neatness. It is about alignment with God’s heart. If your life feels messy, that does not mean your spirit is unclean. It means God sees deeper than appearances. #BibleMisconceptions #Holiness #ChristianLife #FaithAndReality #DidYouKnow