![]() ![]() Not simply assent or belief, but obedient faith that consummates in baptism. The appropriation of that cleansing blood is by faith. Nothing is made pure without the blood of Jesus.ġ. Hebrews 9:13-15 – 13 For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, 14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15 And for this reason He is the Mediator of the new covenant, by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions under the first covenant, that those who are called may receive the promise of the eternal inheritance. God’s Provision: This purifying was fulfilled in and through Jesus Christ, through the atoning power of His sacrificial death. He would purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, and they will bring offerings in righteousness to the LORD” ( Mal. Writing in the 5th century B.C., the Lord revealed to Daniel a time when “ Many will be purified, made spotless and refined,…” ( Daniel 12:10) In the 4th century B.C., the prophet Malachi described God’s efforts to cleanse His people as a “ refiner’s fire” and “ a fullers’ soap”.26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.\ Ezekiel 36:25-26 – 25 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols.Jeremiah 32:39 – 39 then I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. Jeremiah 31:33 – 33 But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.God’s Promises: God spoke of His intentions to cleanse the hearts of His people in the prophets. What is impossible for man is possible for God.Ī. This is especially evident when I consider purity of heart – Have you ever entertained an impure thought? Have you ever done something for a selfish reason? Have you ever been envious or jealous of another? Although it is impossible for us to have a pure heart in and of ourselves, we can have a pure heart by the grace of God. Left to my own efforts, absolute purity is impossible. Do not spill anything on the tablecloth or else”. (Robert Turner’s illustration of the embroidered tablecloth and the long stem glasses. ![]() The challenge of absolute purity is quite daunting. “ pure heart” points to a clear and uncontaminated motive. ![]() There is an objective standard by which we can determine right from wrong. We must do the right things to be pleasing to God.
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