"blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see god." (matthew 5:8)

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"Blessed are the pure in heart, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." for they shall see God."

(Matthew 5:8)(Matthew 5:8)

The Heart of ManThe Heart of Man

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Because of this statement of Jesus, Because of this statement of Jesus, Christian discipleship is often called Christian discipleship is often called "the religion of the pure in heart.""the religion of the pure in heart."


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But what is the heart that must be pure But what is the heart that must be pure and how does God operate on and and how does God operate on and change the heart to make it pure? change the heart to make it pure?


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What does the Bible teach?What does the Bible teach?


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"A good man out of the good "A good man out of the good treasuretreasure of his heart brings of his heart brings

forth good things, and an evil forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil man out of the evil treasuretreasure

brings forth evil things." brings forth evil things." (Matthew 12:35)(Matthew 12:35)


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"But those things which "But those things which proceed out of the mouth proceed out of the mouth

come from the heart, and they come from the heart, and they defile a man...."defile a man...."


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"For out of the heart proceed "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, adulteries, fornications,

thefts, false witness, thefts, false witness, blasphemies." (Matthew15:18-blasphemies." (Matthew15:18-

19)19)


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But Jesus, knowing their But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you thoughts, said, "Why do you thinkthink evil in your hearts?" evil in your hearts?"

(Matthew 9:4)(Matthew 9:4)


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But immediately, when Jesus But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within they reasoned thus within

themselves, He said to them, themselves, He said to them, "Why do you "Why do you reasonreason about about

these things in your hearts?" these things in your hearts?" (Mark 2:8) (Mark 2:8)


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"'For the hearts of this people "'For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears have grown dull. Their ears

are hard of hearing, And their are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their they should see with their

eyes and hear with their ears,eyes and hear with their ears,


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"'Lest they"'Lest they should should understandunderstand with their hearts and turn, So with their hearts and turn, So

that I should heal them.'" that I should heal them.'" (Matthew13:15) (Matthew13:15)


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"'You shall not "'You shall not hatehate your your brother in your heart. You brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your shall surely rebuke your

neighbor, and not bear sin neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.'" (Leviticus because of him.'" (Leviticus

19:17)19:17)


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Brethren, my heart's Brethren, my heart's desiredesire and prayer and prayer

to God for Israel is that they to God for Israel is that they may be saved. (Romans 10:1)may be saved. (Romans 10:1)


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Since you have purified your Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth souls in obeying the truth

through the Spirit in sincere through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love of the brethren, lovelove one one another fervently with a pure another fervently with a pure

heart. (1 Peter 1:22)heart. (1 Peter 1:22)


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But also for this very reason, But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your giving all diligence, add to your

faith virtue, to virtue faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, knowledge,


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to knowledge self-control, to to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to perseverance godliness, to

godliness brotherly kindness, godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. and to brotherly kindness love.

(2 Peter 1:5-7)(2 Peter 1:5-7)


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The Heart Is EthicalThe Heart Is Ethical

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For if our heart For if our heart condemnscondemns us, us, God is greater than our heart, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not if our heart does not condemncondemn us, we have confidence toward us, we have confidence toward

God. (1 John 3:20-21)God. (1 John 3:20-21)


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For as many as have sinned For as many as have sinned without law will also perish without law will also perish without law, and as many as without law, and as many as have sinned in the law will be have sinned in the law will be

judged by the lawjudged by the law


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(for not the hearers of the law (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sightare just in the sight of God, of God, but the doers of the law will but the doers of the law will

be justified; for when Gentiles,be justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have the law,who do not have the law, by by nature do the things in the nature do the things in the

law,law,


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these, althoughthese, although not having the not having the law, are a law to themselves, law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their written in their hearts, their

conscienceconscience also bearing also bearing witness, and between witness, and between

themselves their thoughts themselves their thoughts accusingaccusing or else or else excusingexcusing

them)them)


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in the day when God will judge in the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus the secrets of men by Jesus

Christ, according to my gospel. Christ, according to my gospel. (Romans 2:12-16)(Romans 2:12-16)


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For the word of God is living For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division piercing even to the division

of soul and spirit, and of joints of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a and marrow, and is a

discerner of the thoughts and discerner of the thoughts and intentsintents of the heart. (Hebrews of the heart. (Hebrews

4:12)4:12)


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So let each one give as he So let each one give as he purposespurposes in his heart, not in his heart, not

grudgingly or of necessity; for God grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 loves a cheerful giver. (2

Corinthians 9:7)Corinthians 9:7)


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But God be thanked that But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, though you were slaves of sin, yet you yet you obeyedobeyed from the heart from the heart that form of doctrine to which that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. (Romans you were delivered. (Romans

6:17)6:17)


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God Changes the HeartGod Changes the Heart

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We will look at We will look at howhow God operates on God operates on and changes the heart in the next and changes the heart in the next

lesson.lesson.

God Changes the HeartGod Changes the Heart

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