Who Are The Pure In Heart?

SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES

(Matthew 5:8) "Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God."

(Psalms 73:1) "Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart."

(Psalms 51:10-12) (10) "Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me." (11) "Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me." (12) "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit." (13) "Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee."

(Psalms 24:3-5) "Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?" (4) "He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully." (5) "He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation."

(Ezekiel 11:19-20) "And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:" (20) "That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God."

(Ezekiel 36:26-27) (26) "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." (27) "And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them."

(Hebrews 10:22) "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water."

(James 4:8) "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded."

(1 Timothy 1:5) "Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience, and of faith unfeigned:"

(2 Timothy 2:22) "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

PREFACE SUMMARY

Dear reader, in my walk with Christ, people have often accused me of having a pure heart. But what does it mean to have a pure heart, and why is it important?

Beloved, in the word of God, we find that God called King David a man after His own heart. However, what does God mean by this statement?

Saints, did you know that the heart is the inward part of a person where emotions and expressions are birthed? The scriptures declare in (Matthew 12:34) "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks." In other words, the mouth will speak what is in one's heart."

Beloved, in (Jeremiah 17:9), the Lord speaks of man's heart as desperately evil. Therefore, how can the scriptures state that the pure in heart shall see God?

To understand what it means to have a pure heart before God and our fellow man, we must study the sermon on the Mount, where Jesus addressed this subject in what we call "The Beatitudes." This message will help us better understand why the word of God states in ((Matthew 5:8) "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."

" DOCTOR LAW MEETS DOCTOR GRACE"

Dear reader, did you know that all our songs, prayers, and acts of worship reflect the mercy of God that we see in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? The scriptures declare that people with clean hands and a pure heart shall see God, but what does this mean? It means that we can better understand the difference between a heart born under the curse of sin and one changed by accepting God's free pardon. This free pardon cannot be earned through the works of men but can only be found in the saving grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Let's illustrate the law and grace to help us understand the finished work of the Lord concerning grace, which is God's unmerited favor. Imagine a man who tries to fill the void in his life by living it up in the world. Although there is pleasure in sin for a season, he soon discovers he is unhappy. The man makes an appointment to see Dr. Law, who diagnoses him with a sin problem and tells him that to cure his problem, he needs a heart transplant.

The man joins a local church but is still unhappy and feels like something is missing. He then goes back to see Dr. Law and asks for the transplant. Dr. Law informs the man that he cannot do the surgery and makes him an appointment with Dr. Grace, who not only gives him the transplant but can introduce him to his donor, Jesus Christ.