"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." (Matt. 5:8)

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"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." (Matt. 5:8)see God." (Matt. 5:8)

The Heart of ManThe Heart of Man

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


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But what is the heart that must be pure and But what is the heart that must be pure and how does one experience a change of heart? how does one experience a change of heart?


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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 of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil man out of the evil treasuretreasure brings forth evil brings forth evil things." (Matt. 12:35)things." (Matt. 12:35)


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"But those things which proceed out of the "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man...." man...."


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"For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies." (Matt. 15:18-19)witness, blasphemies." (Matt. 15:18-19)


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But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, "Why do you do you thinkthink evil in your hearts?" (Matt. 9:4) evil in your hearts?" (Matt. 9:4)

The Heart Is IntellectualThe Heart Is Intellectual

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But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His But immediately, when Jesus perceived in His spirit that they reasoned thus within spirit that they reasoned thus within themselves, He said to them, "Why do you themselves, He said to them, "Why do you reasonreason about these things in your hearts?" about these things in your hearts?" (Mark 2:8) (Mark 2:8)


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"'For the hearts of this people have grown "'For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,with their eyes and hear with their ears,


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“‘“‘Lest theyLest they should should understandunderstand with their with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.'" hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.'" (Matt. 13:15) (Matt. 13:15)


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"'You shall not "'You shall not hatehate your brother in your your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.'" (Lev. and not bear sin because of him.'" (Lev. 19:17)19:17)

The Heart Is EmotionalThe Heart Is Emotional

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Brethren, my heart's Brethren, my heart's desiredesire and prayer to God and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. (Rom. for Israel is that they may be saved. (Rom. 10:1)10:1)


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Since you have purified your souls in obeying Since you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, the brethren, lovelove one another fervently with one another fervently with a pure heart. (1 Peter 1:22)a pure heart. (1 Peter 1:22)


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For if our heart For if our heart condemnscondemns us, God is greater us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not if our heart does not condemncondemn us, we have us, we have confidence toward God. (1 John 3:20-21)confidence toward God. (1 John 3:20-21)

The Heart Is EthicalThe Heart Is Ethical

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


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(for not the hearers of the law are just in the (for not the hearers of the law are just in the sightsight of God, but the doers of the law will be of God, but the doers of the law will be justified; for when Gentiles,justified; for when Gentiles, who do not have who do not have the law,the law, by nature do the things in the law,by nature do the things in the law,


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these, althoughthese, although not having the law, are a law not having the law, are a law to themselves, who show the work of the law to themselves, who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their written in their hearts, their conscienceconscience also also bearing witness, and between themselves bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts their thoughts accusingaccusing or else or else excusingexcusing them) inthem) in


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the day when God will judge the secrets of the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel. (Rom. 2:12-16)(Rom. 2:12-16)


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For the word of God is living and powerful, For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and of the thoughts and intentsintents of the heart. (Heb. of the heart. (Heb. 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 in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor. 9:7)loves a cheerful giver. (2 Cor. 9:7)


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But God be thanked that though you were But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you slaves of sin, yet you obeyedobeyed from the heart from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. (Rom. 6:17)delivered. (Rom. 6:17)


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We will look at We will look at howhow God changes the heart in God changes the heart in the next lesson.the next lesson.

God Changes the HeartGod Changes the Heart

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." (Matt. 5:8)

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