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In This Study

• What is the Christians heart?
• What does it mean to be pure?
• Purity of heart in the Bible
• Gods part in purifying the heart
• Biblical examples of pure/impure hearts

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In This Study

• Qualities of a pure heart
• The polluted heart
• How can I purify my heart?
• How can I maintain a pure heart?
• Purity throughout life
• Purity in the Lords church
• The purity of Gods word

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• Challenges to the pure heart conscience, doubt,
  guilt, sincerity, ignorance, temptations,
  forgiveness, worldliness, patience, spiritual
  boredom, etc.

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• The rewards of a pure heart Hope, a good
  conscience, fellowship with God, answered
  prayers, Gods blessings, a home in heaven

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Why This Study

• The heart is at the foundation of everything we
  do
• Prov. 423
• Obviously not the blood pump
• The seat of our intellect, emotions, attitudes,
  thoughts and will
• Without it life is vain (cf. 1 Cor. 131-3)

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Why This Study

• Our need to be close to God
• Matt. 58 to see God
• Psa. 151-2 dwelling in His presence depends
  upon a godly heart (cf. Psa. 243-5)
• Does He dwell in us? Eph. 317, Rom. 811, Jn.
  1423

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Why This Study

• The heart has a direct bearing on how we treat
  each other as brethren
• 1 Pet. 122
• If our heart is right, we will properly care
  about and for one another

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Why This Study

• If we desire to win others to Christ, it begins
  with a pure heart
• The way we influence the world will correlate to
  the quality of our hearts
• Matt. 513-16

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Why This Study

• A pure heart will cause us to live to be a
  positive influence within our environment
• We need purity of heart in our homes, at work,
  in the community and within the church.

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Why This Study

• A pure heart is an important element in our
  security as Christians
• God despises the hypocrite!
• It can make us more sure of our salvation, etc.
• Prov. 173,Jer. 1710, 1 Thess. 24 He tests
  our hearts

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In Gods word

• Psa. 243-5, Who may ascend into the hill of
  the LORD? Or who may stand in His holy place? He
  who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not
  lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn
  deceitfully

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In Gods word

• Psa. 731, Truly God is good to Israel, To such
  as are pure in heart.

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In Gods word

• Proverbs 2211, He who loves purity of heart
  And has grace on his lips, The king will be his
  friend.

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In Gods word

• Matt. 58, Blessed are the pure in heart, for
  they shall see God.

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In Gods word

• 1 Tim. 15, Now the purpose of the commandment
  is love from a pure heart, from a good
  conscience, and from sincere faith,

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• 2 Tim. 222, Flee also youthful lusts but
  pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with
  those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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In Gods word

• 1 Pet. 122, Since you have purified your souls
  in obeying the truth through the Spirit in
  sincere love of the brethren, love one another
  fervently with a pure heart.

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In Gods word

• James 48, Draw near to God and He will draw
  near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners and
  purify your hearts, you double-minded.

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In Gods word

• Acts 159, and made no distinction between us
  and them, purifying their hearts by faith.

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In Gods word

• Other descriptions of the heart
• Psa. 5110, Prov. 209 a clean heart
• 1 Pet. 315 sanctify Him in your heart
• Heb. 1022 a true heart
• 1 Thess. 312-13 establish your hearts
  blameless in holiness

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• Is your heart right with God?