The beatitudes (2)
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· 7 viewsThe blessings pronounced by Jesus Christ in the Sermon on the Mount on those whose lives exhibit particular characteristics or qualities. These contrast sharply with popular values and outlooks.
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Pure in Heart
Pure in Heart
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.
See also Ps 24:3–5; Ps 51:10; Ps 73:1; 1 Jn 3:2–3
Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
The one who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who has not appealed to what is false,
and who has not sworn deceitfully.
He will receive blessing from the Lord,
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
God is indeed good to Israel,
to the pure in heart.
Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when he appears, we will be like him because we will see him as he is. And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure.
