Holiness And Heart Purity

[navygoat1998]

Originally Posted by houston

WHAT? This is your response to his post?

I think he is telling Michael, that he should do something with his beard.

[Michael The Disciple]

Apostle Paul believed that even among the young people in the Church a pure heart was not something impossible. He certainly was aware of such saints. He said to the young man Timothy:

22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Tim. 2:22

He did not think Timothy would be alone in living a life of purity of heart.

[Luke]

Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

Apostle Paul believed that even among the young people in the Church a pure heart was not something impossible. He certainly was aware of such saints. He said to the young man Timothy:

22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 2 Tim. 2:22

He did not think Timothy would be alone in living a life of purity of heart.

Did Timothy have a pure heart at this point?

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by FlamingZword

As you know brother, I do not care about the beard thing at all, for after all our Lord Jesus Christ had a beard.

However I preach that if a man is going to have a mustache or a full beard, he needs to keep it neat and professional.

His heard has nothing to do with the topic.

[Truthseeker]

Bible says confess your faults one to another, so would being transparent with faults be part of having a pure heart?

[renee819]

We need more good Posts like this.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by renee819

We need more good Posts like this.

Good subject indeed.

[Michael The Disciple]

Originally Posted by Luke

Did Timothy have a pure heart at this point?

Well considering the fact Paul was using him to ordain elders in the Churches its a safe bet that he did!

[navygoat1998]

During my morning studies, I am in John's Gospel and these verse's grabbed me this morning.

John 8:34-36 (NKJV)

34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.
35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.
36 Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.


I must have read these verses hundreds of times but today they were alive to me.

I am no longer a slave to sin. I am a son of the Most High God and will abide in the house with Master, because the Son has set me free.

[MarcBee]

Originally Posted by navygoat1998

During my morning studies, I am in John's Gospel and these verse's grabbed me this morning.

John 8:34-36 (NKJV)

34 Jesus answered them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin.
35 And a slave does not abide in the house forever, but a son abides forever.

The bolded words of the Jesus above are not entirely accurate according to his own scriptures per Leviticus 25:44-46. "Your male and female slaves are to come from the nations around you; from them you may buy slaves. 45 You may also buy some of the temporary residents living among you and members of their clans born in your country, and they will become your property. 46 You can bequeath them to your children as inherited property and can make them slaves for life, ...

(But carry on.....)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEbwZfkeIt8