Blessed are the Pure in Heart
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What does it mean to be “PURE”?
What does it mean to be “PURE”?
OT cultic purity. Cleansing methods.
Jesus Redefined Purity
Jesus Redefined Purity
Note: all the ways that Jesus “defiled” Himself.
The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament 3. Moral Purity.
According to the judgment of Jesus the ritual or cultic purity sought by the Jews is quite inadequate, since it is concerned only with externalities, Mt. 23:25 f.; Lk. 11:41.
The Theological Dictionary of the New Testament 3. Moral Purity.
Jesus speaks of obedience, Paul of sanctification, and neither of purity of life.
-Dead bodies
-Leapers
-Gentiles
-???
Purity as past event and present pursuit
Purity as past event and present pursuit
Purity is a consequence of salvation
Purity is the desire of those saved
**Compare the “flesh/spirit” paradigm of Paul
Spiritual Eyes are Opened to SEE God
Spiritual Eyes are Opened to SEE God
as we trust and pursue purity in Christ
as we trust and pursue purity in Christ
- “having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints,” (Ephesians 1:18, ESV)