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The Beatitudes

The Beatitudes. The 6 th Beatitude. Matt. 5:8. The Setting. Pulpit - Mountain. Audience - Disciples. Preacher - Jesus. Time – 28 A.D. The Beatitudes. Poor in spirit Mourn Meek Hunger / Thirst. Right With God. Mercy Pure in Heart Peacemakers Persecuted. Right With Man.

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The Beatitudes

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  1. The Beatitudes The 6th Beatitude Matt. 5:8

  2. The Setting Pulpit - Mountain Audience - Disciples Preacher - Jesus Time – 28 A.D.

  3. The Beatitudes Poor in spirit Mourn Meek Hunger / Thirst Right With God Mercy Pure in Heart Peacemakers Persecuted Right With Man

  4. Review of the Beatitudes 1st~ Poor in spirit = Humble 2nd~ Mourn = can repent 3rd ~ Meek = yielding to God’s will 4th ~ Hunger and Thirst for righteousness = desire to know and do right 5th ~ Merciful = compassion, forgiveness

  5. The 6th Beatitude “Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.” Matt. 5:8

  6. What Is The Heart ? Not the Blood Pump Intellect Will Feelings Emotions

  7. What Is The Heart ? Prov. 23:7 - “as he thinks in his heart” 1 Pet. 3:4 - “hidden man of the heart” Matt. 15:19 - “out of the heart proceed” Prov. 4:27 - “keep your heart” Matt.12:34 - “abundance of the heart”

  8. What Is The Heart ? Jews had mistaken idea about heart

  9. What Is The Heart ? Jews had mistaken idea about heart “Hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying: These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me.” Matt. 15:7-8

  10. What Is The Heart ? Jews had mistaken idea about heart "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence.” Matt. 23:25

  11. What Is The Heart ? Jews had mistaken idea about heart "Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men's bones and all uncleanness. Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.” Matt. 23:27-28

  12. What Is BEINGPUREIn Heart ? Pure = sincere, upright, void of evil 1. Moral cleanness 2. Sincerity of motive Pure Food Pure Gold

  13. How to Have a Pure Heart 1. Think on the Right Things “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of goodreport; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Phil.4:8

  14. How to Have a Pure Heart 1. Think on the Right Things “A person may not be what he thinks he is, but what he thinks, he is.” “All that a man does outwardly is but the expression and completion of his inward thought.”

  15. How to Have a Pure Heart 1. Think on the Right Things “Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt good morals.” 1 Cor. 15:33 ASV “Be not deceived: Good companionships cultivate good morals”

  16. How to Have a Pure Heart 2. Love the Right Things Love God with all thy heart all thy soul all thy mind all thy strength Love neighbor as thyself Mark 12:30-31 1 John 2:15

  17. Moral Actions Of a Pure Heart 1. Controlled Tongue “For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” Matt. 12:34 Pure Heart = Pure Tongue

  18. Moral Actions Of a Pure Heart 1. Controlled Tongue A pure heart Produces a clean mouth

  19. Moral Actions Of a Pure Heart 2. Honesty “Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.” 2 Cor. 8:21 Honest = what is fair, right, honorable ethical, upright

  20. Moral Actions Of a Pure Heart 2. Honesty Honest Abe Lincoln

  21. Moral Actions Of a Pure Heart 3. Sincerity Not Hypocrisy “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Col. 3:2 2 Tim. 1:5 “genuine faith”

  22. Moral Actions Of a Pure Heart 3. Sincerity Not Hypocrisy Ananias and Sapphira – Acts 5:1-11

  23. Moral Actions Of a Pure Heart 3. Sincerity Not Hypocrisy “But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.” Rom. 6:17

  24. The 6th Beatitude “Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.” Matt. 5:8

  25. SEE GOD Two Ways we can As a Christian • In a right relationship with God • Born again - John 3:3 • In the Kingdom = church

  26. SEE GOD Two Ways we can In Heaven • Shall see God face to face • 1 John 3:2 “for we shall see Him” • Rev. 22:4 “And they shall see his face”

  27. God did not say… “Blessed are the philosophers or the intellectual giants, for they shall see God.” “Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.” Matt. 5:8

  28. The Beatitudes The 6th Beatitude Specific - Pure in heart Results - Shall see God Principle - Purity Application - Purity in conduct, speech, manner of life

  29. Happy are those people Who are pure in heart “Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.” Matt. 5:8

  30. The Pure in Heart . . . • Free from evil desires and purposes • Not hypocrites • Genuine, sincere, Christians “Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.” Matt. 5:8

  31. We don't change the message, The message changes us. “We don't change the message, The message changes us”

  32. GOD’S SIMPLE PLAN FOR SALVATION Rev. 2:10 1 PET. 3:21 baptism JN. 12:42 confess LK. 13:3 OBEDIENT UNTIL DEATH repent JN. 6:29 believe ACTS 3:22 hear

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