Purity - Bible/Letter Study
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Purity Part One: Purity is Important to God
"And you, even you who are called Christian, you also shall be tried. For as silver purified in the furnace seven times, so shall I purify you until I have burned away the dross, until you also become a holy people set apart for My name, grafted in. For I must refine My people and separate My flocks, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, as the hired man calls them out from amongst them. For I am The Shepherd, and in My servants I shall surely dwell." (From “My Word Is Fire”)
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. (1 Timothy 4:12)
"Therefore, thus says The Holy One of Israel: Beloved, I have spoken to you firmly, and with a stern voice I have declared the controversy of The Lord; with a multitude of words and unending mercy, I have spoken and shall continue to speak. For I am The Lord, and I do not change. I do what is right, I alone know what is most needful.
Thus I have called for a right heart within My servants, for My people to walk in My ways without reservation.” (From “I Am Calling You Out! (Part 1)”)
"So then, do I call you to serve Me? I do, if you are willing to serve Me in all righteousness, without compromise. Do I then require that you be perfect? No. For there is none perfect, save The Holy One of Israel. Rather I require that you strive to be unto Me a servant of pure heart, of pure intention, a disciple who loves Me with all his heart, understanding and strength, and also loves his neighbor as himself. For it is written and remains standing, that one can not be crowned unless they strive lawfully.” (From “Blessed Are Those Who Overcome for My Name’s Sake”)
Purity of Heart and Mind
- Purifying your heart and mind is the first and most important step.
How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. (Psalm 119:9)
He who loves purity of heart and has grace on his lips, the king will be his friend. (Proverbs 22:11)
"Therefore, run to Me at all times and in every season, My sons, and cease not from humbling yourselves before Me. Purify your hearts and purge your minds, for it is time. Open your mouths in silence, and breathe Me in. Pour your hearts upon the floor, empty out every chamber. Purge your bowels, and let your innards grumble and make a great noise. Let your palates dry up for thirst, and drink no more from all these polluted fountains. Plug your ears, that the noise of this world goes silent, and cover your eyes, that you may no more look upon all these abominations, and wait upon Me.
Beloved, your body is My temple; now prepare My place before Me. For from the womb did I set you apart; before your flesh was formed, I knew you and chose you for My purpose. Therefore consider My words, and make your decision, and I shall surely finish it, says The Lord." (From “Called According to The Lord’s Purpose”)
Purity of Life
- Purity of life includes doing those outward things which would be pleasing to The Lord, and letting go of everything which is not pleasing. (This includes what you watch on TV and the internet, movies, and music, etc.) This is the second step regarding purity. First one must purify their mind and heart; then purifying your outward life is easier, even a by-product of purifying your heart and mind.
"Thus says The Lord YahuShua: Beloved, a sincere desire to be free from the iniquity of this world is good and well-pleasing to The Lord. For one who truly loves Me seeks to please Me." (From “Obey God”)
"For these know Me, and I live in them. And together we shall walk, choosing the good and refusing the evil, until we walk together anew in My kingdom, says The Lord." (From “Walking Together in The Father’s Joy”)
Living Sacrifices
From YahuShua HaMashiach, Our Lord and Savior
The Word of The Lord Spoken to Timothy
Thus says The Lord: My children, do you love Me? Then do as I command you. Grow wise in Me, and live according to My Word, even according to all these Letters I have given you, by which I have set all these crooked paths straight. For My every word is Scripture, My every Letter truth. Be cognizant of My comings and goings. For I have indeed come to live in those who have received of Me, those who obey My voice and embrace Me as I truly am.
Again, I say to you, honor Me first with your ways, then with your mouth. For honor only spoken of is but wind, the veil of the hypocrite who knows not where he is going, having no remorse over where he has been. For how can one who professes to love Me live contrary to Me? Beloved ones, I love you as I love The Father. In the same way, whoever loves Me loves The Father also. I obey The Father in all things, because I love The Father and The Father is in Me. Likewise those who are truly My disciples obey My voice, because they love Me and I live in them.
So then, walk in My ways and be for Me examples, letting your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven, as it is written. Beloved ones, show them the Way by your faith and obedience, that they too may come to walk beside Me, even upon the Highway of Holiness, each at their appointed time, each in due season. For I tell you the truth, to walk where The Son of God walks, you must become like Me; crucifying your lives of old, separating yourselves from the bitter enmity which is of this world and the churches of men, living sacrifices who seek to please The Father in all their ways.
For it is written: If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? Therefore, those who strive to hold onto their life in this world will lose it, having already become dead men’s bones in a wasteland of many sorrows, leading and following others on the wide path to destruction.
Beloved, what are all these things of this world compared with your life? What is their worth? And what of all these works of man? Are they not passing away? Again I ask you, what is their value? I tell you the truth, whoever loves anything in this world, more than Me, is not worthy of Me. For I am The Only Way, The Only Truth and The Only Life. There is nothing apart from Me.
Therefore come and follow Me,
For I am called Jesus The Christ...
My name: YahuShua HaMashiach...
The only name under Heaven
By which you must be saved.
To Achieve Purity of Heart and Mind, One Must Continually Call Upon The Lord in Prayer
"You have indeed chosen Me, says The Lord, even as I have chosen you. Yet understand this: I will no more share you, I will no more be divided in you. Decide, make the decision, draw the line in the sand! Rebuke temptation in My name; say to temptation and he who is the tempter, “YOU SHALL PROCEED NO FURTHER!”... “I am The Lord’s! And I will no more give myself to diverse lusts, to the cares and deceits of my flesh and this world... I AM THE LORD’S! My heart, it is The Lord’s; My mind, it is The Lord’s; My will, it is The Lord’s; My flesh, it is The Lord’s; the whole of my body, even all I am, I give to The Lord... I am The Lord’s! Yea, I pour out my life before The Lord, even as He poured out His; let me receive it! In the name of My Love, I call out in YahuShua’s name, I ask to receive it!... YahuShua, My Life and My Righteousness, I want Your life!... My Lord and my God, I am yours! Do with me as You please, according to the good pleasure of Your will. I give myself away. Amen.”" (From “Poured Out”)
Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Make me hear joy and gladness, that the bones You have broken may rejoice. Hide Your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. (Psalm 51:7-10)
"Take my life, it’s Yours! You offered Yourself up to suffering and death, on account of what I have done. I deserve my punishment, yet You bore my sins upon the tree, even the sins of those I love. I can not approach Your love, but by any and all means, I shall strive to show You my love and my gratitude. I leave my heart open to You; mold it, create in me a pure heart, for I long to see Your face. Renew in me a right spirit, that I may be steadfast for Your purpose and walk in Your ways." (From “My Redeemer Lives”)
Purity Part Two: Avoiding Sin
- In order for one to seek purity effectively, you must first be able to identify sin. Sin is anything which goes against God, His Law, His will, His spirit or His commands. To disobey God is sin... Therefore, obey God.
Yet those who love Me obey My commands and give heed to the leading of My spirit, for the two are in agreement. It is written: God is love. And if I am love, then obey Me as I have loved you; remember My decrees and obey My Commandments. Reveal to every onlooker that I am indeed your First Love, and I alone deserve your worship. (From “Do Not Be Tempted by the World, For Its Ways Lead Only to Blasphemy and Sin”)
Thus says The Risen Lamb: Therefore, as I have unleavened all men by My sacrifice, in the same way must those who live in Me crucify their lives daily, bearing their cross after Me. For the first six days of the feast shall be for a physical representation of My command to you: You are forgiven, now go out and sin no more. Be then separate from the ways of this world and the churches of men, and be for Me a strange and peculiar people who remain in My love, even as I kept The Father’s commands and remain in His love. (From “Unleavened”)
The Ten Commandments - God’s Holy Law
- To break any of The Commandments is a sin. Therefore, keep The Commandments.
And God spoke all these words: “I am The Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, The Lord your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments. You shall not misuse the name of The Lord your God, for The Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to The Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns. For in six days The Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore The Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.
Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land The Lord your God is giving you. You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male or female servant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.” (Exodus 20:1-17)
Therefore, this is how you shall know the children of God: They keep The Commandments and have the Testimony of YahuShua The Messiah, who is called Jesus and Christ. For if one comes and has the Testimony, yet seeks not to keep The Commandments of God, he is a liar and shall be found as such in the Day of The Lord. And if one comes, saying, “Keep The Commandments,” yet has not the Testimony of YahuShua The Messiah, this one also shall be found a liar. (From “Thus Says The Lord, by The Spirit of Truth: Obey The Commandments”; Revelation 12:17, Revelation 14:12, 1 John 2:4)
"For I have written The Law in the hearts of all men; all are able to discern right from wrong. Thus they choose to rebel; they remain in their sins. For I have indeed written it, even on tablets of stone and within the heart of man, and within the pages of My Book it is made plain. Thus they are without excuse.
For I am God alone, The Righteous One. I alone am holy, just and good; I alone have divided right from wrong; I alone have established The Law and define what is sin. Behold, I expose the darkness and bring all hidden things into the light. For I alone sit as Judge, The Only Faithful and True Witness." (From “I Shall Correct and Discipline All Those I Love”)
"Therefore, keeping The Law is a reflection of My own spirit in you. For anyone who says, “I am in The Lord and He is in Me,” while forsaking The Law, is a liar, and will be found as such in the Day of Reckoning. For I AM WHO I AM, the same and unchanging, nor do I stand divided against Myself. Yet My children do continually use My name and that gift given them as a sword by which they attempt to justify their sins, which I hate! Desecration! Thus until the Day be fulfilled, let those who do wickedly continue therein, and let those who seek righteousness walk therein, until the harvest is complete. But oh how blessed are those who have received of Grace, and seek to please The Father by obeying His Law, and teach men so... Grace AND The Law." (From “You Shall Not Use Grace as a Sword, By Which You Attempt to Slay The Moral Law”)
"Shall My people reach toward Heaven with their hands, while their feet continue to tread the wide path which leads to destruction? And how shall one who loves Me take My hand and walk beside Me, with one foot on the good ground and the other in the grave?
Therefore knowledge must increase, and sin decrease, to enter The Kingdom of Heaven. For one who is under grace bears fruit of the same; and The One who kept The Law of The Father revealed that grace by works. So then, Grace is first and everlasting. Then comes works, the first works done in faith, even the first fruits bore in your lives... Which is to love The Father and one another, by keeping The Law, says The Lord." (From “Grace AND The Moral Law”)
"For it is written and remains standing, that one can not be crowned unless they strive lawfully...
My son, I am the fulfillment of The Law, the very goal at which the Torah aims. Thus all those who embrace Me are freed from the curse of The Law, but by no means are they now free to forsake The Law. Rather let The Law be written in your heart, for now you are under grace, and by the power of My own spirit are you now able to keep The Law... Beloved, come to Me and receive! Let Me wash you and make you clean, that you may now arise and walk in My ways." (From “Blessed Are Those Who Overcome for My Name’s Sake”)
Therefore hear the Word of The Lord and give heed, for thus declares The Lord: One Commandment broken are all Commandments broken. One sin committed in The Messiah’s name are all sins accounted to you. One sin repented in His name, all are forgiven you. For I know your thoughts, My children, even your innermost intentions, and I know whether or not you are fully converted in your hearts. And though you may lie to yourselves, and bear false witness in the sight of many witnesses, nothing is hidden from the eyes of God - every lie exposed, every heart laid bare, in the Day I rise up and judge the earth.
Come to Me, therefore, in sincerity and in truth; humble yourselves in The Messiah’s name. For He is The True Light, utterly void of darkness, The Only Way to follow, The Truth Absolute; by Him alone shall you walk into everlasting life. For only those who walk in Him shall find Me, and only those in union with Him shall know Me, says The Lord. (From “Transgression”)
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