
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
Matthew 5:8
Man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7c
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart…”
Proverbs 3:5
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Proverbs 4:23
God has set eternity in the human heart.
Ecclesiastes 3:11
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13
“for it is with your heart that you believe and are justified.”
Romans 10:10a
• The heart is the
Pure - Greek - “Karthos” - In its simplest form it means “clean, without defect or blemish.”
“You are like whitewashed tombs—beautiful on the outside but filled on the inside with dead people’s bones and all sorts of impurity!”
Matthew 23:27
The Path to a Pure Heart
For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.
Romans 3:23
3 Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy, and we hated each other. 4 But—When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, 5 he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. 6 He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. 7 Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.
Titus 3:3-7
• We are cleansed by the
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God!
Hebrews 9:14
In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Hebrews 9:22
• Practice
15 But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; 16 for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”
1 Peter 1:15,16
Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
-Recognize what you are to “put off” and pursue what you are to “put on.”
22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; 24 and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 1:9
1 God, be merciful to me because you are loving. Because you are always ready to be merciful, wipe out all my wrongs. 2 Wash away all my guilt and make me clean again. 3 I know about my wrongs, and I can’t forget my sin. 4 You are the only one I have sinned against; I have done what you say is wrong. You are right when you speak and fair when you judge. 5 I was brought into this world in sin. In sin my mother gave birth to me. 6 You want me to be completely truthful, so teach me wisdom. 7 Take away my sin, and I will be clean. Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 8 Make me hear sounds of joy and gladness; let the bones you crushed be happy again. 9 Turn your face from my sins and wipe out all my guilt. 10 Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again. 11 Do not send me away from you or take your Holy Spirit away from me. 12 Give me back the joy of your salvation.
Psalm 51:1-12a
Pure - Greek - “Karthos” - Jesus’ context it means “unmixed” or “undivided.”
• Practice being
Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
James 4:8
• Experience
Helpful Practices for a Pure Heart
1) Tell the truth about
2) Do good without others
3) Seek God’s spotlight
Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23,24