The Pure in Heart
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“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matt 5:8).
I. What is the Heart? It embraces the will, the seat of the affections and desires. It is the Holy of Holies in man, the secret chamber of the Spirit.
I. What is the Heart? It embraces the will, the seat of the affections and desires. It is the Holy of Holies in man, the secret chamber of the Spirit.
II. What is Purity? Purity implies the absence of everything that would pollute the waters or mar the harmony of our highest being Pure air, water, or gold means the non-presence of defiling or debasing elements.
II. What is Purity? Purity implies the absence of everything that would pollute the waters or mar the harmony of our highest being Pure air, water, or gold means the non-presence of defiling or debasing elements.
III. What is Meant by a Pure Heart? A heart brought back to its true and original condition, brought into perfect harmony with the will of God. The language of a pure heart is, “I delight to do Thy will, O God” (Psa. 40:8).
III. What is Meant by a Pure Heart? A heart brought back to its true and original condition, brought into perfect harmony with the will of God. The language of a pure heart is, “I delight to do Thy will, O God” (Psa. 40:8).
IV. How can the Heart be Made Pure? The heart, though deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, can be made pure:
IV. How can the Heart be Made Pure? The heart, though deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked, can be made pure:
1. By faith in the atoning blood of Christ (Acts 15:9; Heb. 9:14).
1. By faith in the atoning blood of Christ (Acts 15:9; Heb. 9:14).
2. By a continual abiding in the truth (John 17:17; Eph. 5:26).
2. By a continual abiding in the truth (John 17:17; Eph. 5:26).
V. What is the Blessing of a Pure Heart? “They shall see God.” They see God—
V. What is the Blessing of a Pure Heart? “They shall see God.” They see God—
1. In Christ Jesus.
1. In Christ Jesus.
2. In the Scriptures.
2. In the Scriptures.
3. In providence.
3. In providence.
4. In their own hearts.
4. In their own hearts.
They endure “as seeing Him who is invisible” (Heb. 11:27).
VI. How is it that only a Pure Heart can be so Blessed? Because impurity blinds the eyes from seeing that which is pure and holy, just as jaundiced eyes discolour objects, or as earthly vapours conceal the heavens. “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he” (Prov. 23:7).
VI. How is it that only a Pure Heart can be so Blessed? Because impurity blinds the eyes from seeing that which is pure and holy, just as jaundiced eyes discolour objects, or as earthly vapours conceal the heavens. “As a man thinketh in his heart so is he” (Prov. 23:7).
VII. Is my Heart Pure? “Search me, O God?” (Psa. 139:23).
VII. Is my Heart Pure? “Search me, O God?” (Psa. 139:23).
Smith, J., & Lee, R. (1971). Handfuls on Purpose for Christian Workers and Bible Students, Series I–XIII (five-volume edition, Vol. 2, pp. 262–263). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.