========================
Matthew 5:8
========================
8Blessed are the pure in
heart, for they will see God.
----------------------------------------
1)
What does it mean
to be pure in heart, given Matthew 5:8 and Hebrews 12:14?
o
To be pure in
heart is to be holy.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 12:14 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
14Make every effort to live
in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the
Lord.
+++++++++++++++++++++
2)
Who is the only
one that is holy, given 1 Samuel 2:2?
o
God is the only
one that is holy.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Samuel 2:2 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
2There is no one holy like
the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.
+++++++++++++++++++++
3)
Whom shall we be
like when Christ appears, given 1 John 3:2?
o
We shall be like
Christ.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 John 3:2 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
2Dear friends, now we are
children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know
that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
+++++++++++++++++++++
4)
Shall we become
holy like Christ when Christ appears and we become like him?
o
Yes.
5)
How then shall we
see God?
o
We shall
§
Become holy.
§
And see God.
o
When
o
Christ appears.
6)
How blessed are the
pure in heart?
o
They will see God.
========================
Matthew 5:8
========================