Purity

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. ( orginal; they alone shall see God )

This verse is written in future, continuous tense, will happen and will go on happening eternally.

Heart ( Greek word is kardia ) = the seat, centre of my being, control centre of each of my thoughts and my will.
The real me. Heart in the bible refers to intellect, thoughts, not emotions. Heart is the centre of wisdom and understanding. God looks at the control centre of my life.

Pure ( Greek word is katharos ) = can mean a cleansing, undefiled, genuine, innocent, no contamination.
Pure gold ( 100% gold ) , pure gold can be moulded in the hand.
Pure wheat - cleansed of every last bit of chaff.

Jeremiah 17v 9
The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is ?

- must have pure motives
- be free from all corrupt and sinful desires
- be single minded and sincere in following God.

See God ( Greek word is octanomi ) = means to see with the eyes ( physical seeing ), actual perception, comprehension, " I see ! " ; light bulb moment, becoming aware.

Octanomi is used 4 times to describe Jesus' appearing after His death, so they not only saw physically but they also comprehended with their heart.
Octanomi is also used to describe the second coming of Jesus, I will see Him in the physical sense but also comprehend Him.

Being pure in heart is like having 20/ 20 vision.

John 14v 21
Those who accept My commandments and obey them are the ones who love Me. And because they love Me, My Father will love them. And I will love them and REVEAL Myself to each of them.


How do I get a pure heart ?
Jeremiah 31v 33 , Ezekiel 36v 26,27. It is God's work, if I am open and receptive He will turn my heart of stone to one of flesh, a soft heart. A heart of flesh brings with it a desire to walk in His ways, out of a relationship with Him not law keeping.
Hebrews 10 v 22 , God will clean my heart and make me pure. Relationship with Him makes me want to be pure.

Having been cleansed by the blood of Jesus, how do I stay pure ?
Ephesians 5 v 25, 26. - cleansed her ( the church ) by washing her in His word.
John 17 v 17 - sanctify ( set apart as holy ) them in the truth , teach them Your Word which is truth.

Through the word of God I am cleansed. Do I let the word of God dwell in me ? Am I malnourished? I need to continually put myself under the cleansing power of His word.

1 John 1 v 9 . Confess my sin, ( agreeing with God that what I have done is sin ) , is another way to be cleansed and keep a pure heart.

So to ' see God ' , ie to have an intimate relationship with Him, I need to be reading His word and confessing my sin .

Psalm 24 v 1 - 6
Who may climb the mountain of the Lord ( ie to know His presence ) , who may stand in His Holy place ?
- He who has clean hands ( repentance ) and a pure heart ( actions, motives, control centre )
Starts on the inside and flows out.

What will this person receive?
- a blessing from the LORD, and the righteousness of Christ.