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PURE HEART? - 11/20/2009 9:17:40 PM
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rmoore1925
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Read Psalm 51:10 and Matthew 5:6-8. How would you define “pure in heart”?
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.
Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God
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RE: PURE HEART? - 11/20/2009 9:26:00 PM
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If I am not mistaken, this is David's prayer after Nathan exposes his adultrious and murdering ways. Therefore, I would say it is that which motives us to live according to Adonai's ways and not our own.
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RE: PURE HEART? - 11/21/2009 2:40:48 PM
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ORIGINAL: rmoore1925
Read Psalm 51:10 and Matthew 5:6-8. How would you define “pure in heart”?
Purity of heart is probably best understood by what it is not:
Luke 7:20-23
"What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' 21For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' "
A pure heart is a heart that is swept clean of the things listed above.
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RE: PURE HEART? - 11/21/2009 8:54:22 PM
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I would define 'pure heart' as a Jesus heart.
And to go along with the verses you included, I will add:
See how great a love the Father has bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we shall be. We know that, when He appears, we shall be like Him, because we shall see Him just as He is.
And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him, purifies himself, just as He is pure. I John 3:1-3
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RE: PURE HEART? - 11/21/2009 9:02:34 PM
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Bluethread
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ORIGINAL: Liveloved
I would define 'pure heart' as a Jesus heart.
Ok, so what is a "Jesus heart"?
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RE: PURE HEART? - 11/22/2009 10:52:53 AM
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'Heart' is your mind. We keep it pure by dwelling on good things. Philippians 4:8 asks us to do exactly this.
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Luke 7:20-23
"What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.' 21For from within, out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, 22greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean.' "
Yes, these things come out of a man because his mind was previously filled with these thoughts. What is hidden (thoughts within the mind), must eventually come out. We should not be surprised when authorities find a home/computer filled with porn at the home of a rapist or molester as this is just more evidence pointing to the truth of god's spiritual laws.
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RE: PURE HEART? - 11/23/2009 2:05:23 PM
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Giuliano
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The heart is where the intentions lie.
Why do men commit adultery? First, they have to have the thought and the intention. If they act on it, they commit the sin.
Not acting on such thoughts and intentions is the first step. Not bringing such things into deeds is a start only. Jesus said he brought a higher standard:
Matthew 5:28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
And as long as that urge remains in the heart, it's like a little seed that can sprout, grow up and bear fruit.
John the Baptist spoke of uprooting the source of sin.
Luke 3:9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
I think he means the ax is thrust into the root, buried deep, and the entire root system is ripped up and the entire tree is cast into the fire.
There is nothing wrong with a man noticing a woman is attractive, but it's dangerous to entertain the thought and enjoy a lustful fantasy. The seed in the heart is sprouting up into the mind and emotions and may ultimately become a deed.
We face choices. If we choose correctly, the Holy Spirit can correct the heart, "circumcising" it. I would say if a man is married and has lustful thoughts about other women, he should think about something he could do for his wife. Invent some pleasant surprise for her, do something nice. Act on that. Filling the mind with what we know is good is a very good way to get rid of the opposite kind of thoughts. and acting on them is even better. When we act on good intentions, that is also like a tree that bears good fruit. I don't think it does much good to sit and brood about having bad ideas or bad intentions -- sometimes that just makes them seem more powerful because we haven't chosen a good option yet. We can say we don't want to choose the bad, but if we haven't chosen the good over the bad, we haven't committed ourselves.
If we are angry and feel like insulting someone and know we shouldn't be angry but only feel that way, find something nice that is true to say to him instead. If you "feel" it's phony, do it anyway. If it's true, you can say it without being phony -- you're just not letting that urge to insult him rise up and run over you. The next time you feel that way, you'll notice the urge is weaker. Eventually, that urge goes away, the Holy Spirit removes it if you continue to find the good to do.
The man who does kind things for his wife when he has adulterous urges may find his marriage improving a lot and his love deepening for his wife so much so that he would dread committing adultery, couldn't bear the idea; and the person who can compliment others or be nice when he feels threatened or angry may be surprised that the people he felt like insulting respond well when he's nice. They might not be as bad as he thought. I think the psychologists would call this "positive reinforcement" but it seems to work for me!
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