"Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. They profess they know God; but in works they deny Him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate." Titus 1:15-16
Well are we pure or not? Can we be pure? Is purity something that a human can even obtain? Well according to God, we are either pure or we are defiled, there is no in-between, if we are pure then all things are pure to us, and if we are defiled than everything is defiled for us. God proclaims that a little leaven, will leaven the whole lump of dough, 1 Corinthians 5:6! So are we pure or not?
"Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." Titus 2:14
We are pure because Jesus gave Himself for us, so that all who would ever accept Him as Lord would be redeemed from all iniquity. Jesus gave Himself for us and He purified us unto Himself! So if you have said yes to Jesus, all things are pure for you and since you are pure, God Himself makes you zealous for good works! And producing fruit brings glory to God and through good works we prove ourselves to be His disciples! Jesus gave Himself for us, so that we could become one with Him and through our unity and oneness the world will believe and be saved! God will be praised in the midst of hopelessness and victory will arise out of chaos. As we see the rise in terrorism and evil within the world, rejoice, because for us everything is pure. When the world sees doubt, God allows us to see faith, when the world sees hatred, we see and enjoy the presence of love, and when the world has no answers, we have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit so that we may know all things! Everything is now pure for us, and through the power of God’s might, we will be used to shed it abroad, through Christ the world will be saved!
Now just how pure can we be? I mean are there limits, we do by the way have flesh and blood? "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the Sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure." 1 John 3:2-3
No, there are no limits for God’s kids, if we have the hope of Jesus; we are pure even as He is pure! This only makes sense though, look Who is purifying us, we aren’t pure through our own efforts, we are pure through Jesus’ and His standard is perfection, so of course we are pure as He is pure! If you know and understand that you are pure only because of Him, than you will never struggle with this level of purity. However, if you are trying to earn it, or trying to obtain it through your own efforts, this will be an offense and a stumbling block for you. Christ’s Blood has the ability to purify you to His level of purity! We are perfect even as our Father in Heaven is perfect, because He made us that way! Christians are perfect, because we have been forgiven and because the shed and eternal Blood of our Savior is that powerful!
With God all things are possible: purity, perfection, sanctification, power, love, faith that moves mountains, being completely blameless, free from all iniquity, these are all possible through Christ Who strengthens us! Be blessed in the power of His might!
Well are we pure or not? Can we be pure? Is purity something that a human can even obtain? Well according to God, we are either pure or we are defiled, there is no in-between, if we are pure then all things are pure to us, and if we are defiled than everything is defiled for us. God proclaims that a little leaven, will leaven the whole lump of dough, 1 Corinthians 5:6! So are we pure or not?
"Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works." Titus 2:14
We are pure because Jesus gave Himself for us, so that all who would ever accept Him as Lord would be redeemed from all iniquity. Jesus gave Himself for us and He purified us unto Himself! So if you have said yes to Jesus, all things are pure for you and since you are pure, God Himself makes you zealous for good works! And producing fruit brings glory to God and through good works we prove ourselves to be His disciples! Jesus gave Himself for us, so that we could become one with Him and through our unity and oneness the world will believe and be saved! God will be praised in the midst of hopelessness and victory will arise out of chaos. As we see the rise in terrorism and evil within the world, rejoice, because for us everything is pure. When the world sees doubt, God allows us to see faith, when the world sees hatred, we see and enjoy the presence of love, and when the world has no answers, we have the mind of Christ and the Holy Spirit so that we may know all things! Everything is now pure for us, and through the power of God’s might, we will be used to shed it abroad, through Christ the world will be saved!
Now just how pure can we be? I mean are there limits, we do by the way have flesh and blood? "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the Sons of God; therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as He is pure." 1 John 3:2-3
No, there are no limits for God’s kids, if we have the hope of Jesus; we are pure even as He is pure! This only makes sense though, look Who is purifying us, we aren’t pure through our own efforts, we are pure through Jesus’ and His standard is perfection, so of course we are pure as He is pure! If you know and understand that you are pure only because of Him, than you will never struggle with this level of purity. However, if you are trying to earn it, or trying to obtain it through your own efforts, this will be an offense and a stumbling block for you. Christ’s Blood has the ability to purify you to His level of purity! We are perfect even as our Father in Heaven is perfect, because He made us that way! Christians are perfect, because we have been forgiven and because the shed and eternal Blood of our Savior is that powerful!
With God all things are possible: purity, perfection, sanctification, power, love, faith that moves mountains, being completely blameless, free from all iniquity, these are all possible through Christ Who strengthens us! Be blessed in the power of His might!
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