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1 | the Happiness of a Pure Heart | Matt 5:8 | mark d seyler | 161360 | ||
8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see (to gaze with wide open eyes, as at something remarkable) God. Ps 24:3 Who may ascend into the hill of the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive blessing from the LORD, And righteousness from the God of his salvation. (NKJV) Psa 24:3 Who shall ascend the hill of the LORD? And who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully. (ESV) A pure heart is a heart that does not go after false gods. De 4:23 "Take heed to yourselves, lest you forget the covenant of the LORD your God which He made with you, and make for yourselves a carved image in the form of anything which the LORD your God has forbidden you. 24 "For the LORD your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God. Romans 1 tells us that whole process, as people chose to worship created things, this leads them further from God. But for those who seek only to worship and serve the true God, the Creator, they will be with Him. We know how clean and good it feels when we are not divided between God and something else. Hebrews, quoting from Haggai, and from Deuteronomy, says in chapter 12: 25 See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more shall we not escape if we turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, 26 whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven.” 27 Now this, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. 28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. 29 For our God is a consuming fire. The time will come when all of our idols, or distractions, will be removed. The happy people are the ones whose minds and hearts are set entirely on the LORD, whose only works are to serve Him, because they are the one’s who will actually see their God. |
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2 | the Happiness of a Pure Heart | Matt 5:8 | DocTrinsograce | 161362 | ||
Dear Brother Mark, Great post! Thank you for taking the time to share these thoughts with us! Thomas Watson (1620-1686), the English Puritan preacher, gave a classic sermon in which he identified seven aspects of a pure heart. If you don't mind, I'll post his points to augment your own. A sincere heart is a pure heart, serving God whole-heartedly and willing even to bear up under trials for the sake of being purified by Christ. A pure heart breaths after purity, desiring this more than riches, attention, and applause. A pure heart abhors all sin, so that the love of sin is crucified in his life as he seeks to kill sin at the roots of his life for the sake of love for Christ. A pure heart avoids the appearance of evil, because he realizes that often the appearance of evil becomes the occasion of evil. Out of respect and reverence for the Lord, and for the sake of the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ and his testimony of the gospel, he avoids the suspicion of sin. A pure heart performs holy duties in an holy manner, that is, he will take care how he prepares for worship or the Lord’s Table or any service unto the Lord. A pure heart will have a pure life, so the believer cultivates his devotion life, seeks God’s face in prayer, and walks with God in daily life. A pure heart is so in love with purity that nothing can draw him off from it. In Him, Doc |
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3 | the Happiness of a Pure Heart | Matt 5:8 | mark d seyler | 161364 | ||
Good stuff, Doc! I will add one more, from a post you made last July, quoting Jonathan Edwards: "And are there any that now hear me, who think themselves to be Christians, who do yet, either in their imaginations and thoughts, or in any secret practice, allow and indulge the lust of uncleanness, and live in such a way? If it be so, they had great need to bethink themselves whether or no they are not of that generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not cleansed from their filthiness. If they imagine that they are pure in heart, and live in such wickedness, their confidence is vain presumption. Inquire whether holy exercises and holy employments are the delight of your soul, and what you take pleasure in above all other things in which you can be engaged. Are the enjoyments that you choose, and take the greatest delight in, spiritual and heavenly enjoyments? Is the seeing of God, and conversing with Him, and dwelling in His presence forever, what you should of your own accord choose above all other things?" --Jonathan Edwards Love in Christ, Mark |
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