Matthew 5:8
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
At the first reading, this verse seems impossible to achieve, especially since we are still living on earth. Firstly, it is extremely difficult to be pure in heart. Secondly, we cannot see God the Father with our own eyes, lest His Glory will destroy us. On careful reading, the second part may not mean physical seeing. One commentator regard seeing God as sharing God's visions. It is for sure that God gives His people visions both before and after Christ's time.
So this verse can be taken to be only those pure in heart is able to see visions revealed by God. So how does one become pure in heart in an impure world? There are times which we do have a pure heart and other times that we don't. Perhaps then, the goal is to increase those times when we are pure in heart.
Very simply, pure in heart mean having pure thinking in our own deeds as well as our relationship with others. We should learn to cast out impure thoughts - and we should know which ones are impure. In terms of relationship with people, the first would be forgiveness towards others. Then even for those people we do not have unforgiveness for, we must learn to think purely of them - that is as God sees them.
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
At the first reading, this verse seems impossible to achieve, especially since we are still living on earth. Firstly, it is extremely difficult to be pure in heart. Secondly, we cannot see God the Father with our own eyes, lest His Glory will destroy us. On careful reading, the second part may not mean physical seeing. One commentator regard seeing God as sharing God's visions. It is for sure that God gives His people visions both before and after Christ's time.
So this verse can be taken to be only those pure in heart is able to see visions revealed by God. So how does one become pure in heart in an impure world? There are times which we do have a pure heart and other times that we don't. Perhaps then, the goal is to increase those times when we are pure in heart.
Very simply, pure in heart mean having pure thinking in our own deeds as well as our relationship with others. We should learn to cast out impure thoughts - and we should know which ones are impure. In terms of relationship with people, the first would be forgiveness towards others. Then even for those people we do not have unforgiveness for, we must learn to think purely of them - that is as God sees them.
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