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Matthew 5:8

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8Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

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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,

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14Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.

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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,

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2There is no one holy like the Lord; there is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God.

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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,

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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.

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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.

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Matthew 5:8

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