Pure
What
is pure?
________
Dictionary;
Spotless,
unmixed
with any other matter.
pure gold, free from dust, dirt,
or taint pure spring water.
_________
What
is pure in the Bible?
Pure
gold is mentioned many times,
Pure
in heart is mentioned may times.
Matthew
5;8
“Blessed
are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Philippians
4;8
Finally,
brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever
is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there
is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
1
Timothy 1;5
But
the aim of our instruction is love that comes from a pure heart,
a good conscience, and a sincere faith.
Psalm
19;8-10
8
The Lord’s precepts are fair and make one joyful. The Lord’s commands are pure
and give insight for life.
9
The
commands to fear the Lord are right
and
endure forever.
The
judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy
and
absolutely just.
10
They are of greater value than gold, than even a great amount of pure
gold; they bring greater delight than honey, than even the sweetest honey from
a honeycomb.
Psalm
24;4
The
one whose deeds are blameless and whose motives are pure, who
does not lie, or make promises with no intention of keeping them.
Psalm
51;7
Sprinkle
me with water and I will be pure; wash me and I will be whiter
than snow.
Psalm
51;10
Create
for me a pure heart, O God! Renew a resolute spirit within me!
Psalm
78;72
David
cared for them with pure motives; he led them with skill.
Psalm
119;9
How
can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according
to your instructions!
Proverbs
8;19
My
fruit is better than the purest gold, and what I produce
is better than choice silver.
Proverbs
20;11
Even
a young man is known by his actions, whether his activity is pure
and whether it is right.
Proverbs
21;8
The
way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way
is upright.
Proverbs
30;12
There
is a generation who are pure in their own eyes and yet are not
washed from their filthiness.
Philippians
4;8
Finally,
brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever
is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these
things.
Matthew
6;1
“Be
careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people.
Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
2
Corinthians 11;3
But
I am afraid that just as the serpent deceived Eve by his treachery, your minds
may be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.
Philippians
2;15
so
that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without
blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine
as lights in the world.
Titus
1;15
All
is pure to those who are pure. But to those who are
corrupt and unbelieving, nothing is pure, but both their minds
and consciences are corrupted.
Hebrews
10;22
let
us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings, because
we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies
washed in pure water.
10/14/19