Article July 4, 2016 Issue

The purity that conquers hate

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“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). This powerful beatitude that Christ Jesus gave to his followers in the Sermon on the Mount is full of promise. It tells us that with purity comes the ability to know—to see—God and His kingdom.

To Christians—followers of Jesus’ teachings—welcoming purity into their lives is a constant goal. To be pure is to allow goodness, gentleness, peace, and unselfed love to govern your thinking and actions. It means to strive to be free from impure thinking in every form, whether it’s hatred, sensuality, deceit, etc.

The quality of purity is to be fought for and defended. Why? Because only with pure and humble motives do we truly love God and are Christian. And it is only through purity that we can obey Jesus’ command that we love one another. Jesus said, “A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another” (John 13:34). To love as the Master loved, we must be pure and unselfish.

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