PURE IN HEART | MATTHEW 5:8 | JOSHUA SEYKORA

Intro What is something you appreciate in its most pure state? “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8) 1. Question: Who can ascend the hill of the Lord? A temple Psalm with enthronement imagery. Psalm 24:1,2 God is Creator overall of creation. Psalm 24:6-7 Who can send the hill of the Lord? Those with clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to falsehood (idols) nor swear deceitfully. Answer: Clean hands (innocence), pure heart (moral uprightness), not worshipping idols (falsehood) or living deceitfully 2. The Heart Metaphorically: The center of all parts of human existence: mind, will, emotion Mind: Where we think, reason, imagine, create, awareness, conscience Will: The ability to choose one thing or person over another Emotion: Helps us evaluate and understand what we are experiencing 3. Pure Living from ‘unmixed’ motives King Solomon’s heart was turned away to other gods 2021 Barna Research showed just 9% of Christians align with a biblical worldview Finally How is your devotion and loyalty to Jesus? Mixed or Compromised or Pure?