![]() ![]() Always seek to avoid sin as much as we can. Psalm 119:104 - “Through thy precepts I get understanding: ![]() Cleanse your hands, ye sinners and purify your hearts, ye double James 4:8 - “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to Draw close to God through prayer, study, and meditation. Proverbs 4:23-27 “Keep thy heart with all diligence for Simply “take their minds out of gear.” We have to work at it. Good report if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think Things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of Philippians 4:8 - “Finally, brethren, whatsoever thingsĪre true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever Keep our minds on good, right, wholesome things. Of our mind that we can keep back from God to use for sinning or longing We must give all of our hear (mind) to God. Heart (with divided allegiance) will never be able to be pure before God. Daniel made up his mind to continue focused on serving GodĪnd continued focusing on pleasing God, even in Babylon. Which he drank: therefore he requested of the prince of the eunuchs that Not defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor with the wine Daniel 1:8 - “But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would HOW DOES A CHRISTIAN MAINTAIN THAT PURE HEART? A. We are forgiven of every sin and stand pure and holy before When we contact the blood of Jesus, our minds are cleansed Ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:” 4. The truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that 1 Peter 1:22 - “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying Ephesians 1:7 - “In whom we have redemption through hisīlood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace ” 3. We have to remove that which makes us impure - sin. Since we have sinned and alienated ourselves from God, howĬan we be pure in heart? 1. 2 Timothy 2:22 - “Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness,įaith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.” 5. Out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:” 4. 1 Timothy 1:5 - “Now the end of the commandment is charity Psalm 73:1 - “Truly God is good to Israel, even to suchĪs are of a clean heart.” 3. Heart who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” 2. Or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure Psalm 24:3, 4 - “Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? A pure heart is required to be pleasing to God. A pure heart is one that is cleansed, free from the control The cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.” 2. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse (“katharos”) first that which is within Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of theĬup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. The same word is used in Matthew 23:25,26 - “Woe unto you, Unmixed (a pure substance - one not mixed with something else, like oilĪnd water). The word "pure" KATHAROS - clean (we get our wordĬatharsis or cathartic here) thus the idea of cleansed or purified òb. Should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should Matthew 13:15 - “For this people's heart is waxed gross,Īnd their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed lestĪt any time they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and Romans 10:10 - “For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness Īnd with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” 4. Proverbs 4:23 - “Keep thy heart with all diligence for In this passage, as with most other Bible reference, the What is Jesus speaking of when he refers to the heart? 1. PURITY OF HEART IS ESSENTIAL IF WE ARE TO BE PLEASING TO GOD. In heart: for they shall see God.” What can we learn about being pure in Jesus speaks of the pure hearted in Matthew 5:8. Is a plea to God to help us be purer in our hearts in our service to our Thy will, most lovingly.” Such begins one of the great gospel hymns. INTRODUCTION: “Purer in heart, O God, help me to be. “PURER IN HEART, O GOD, HELP ME TO BE!” Bible ![]()
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