Purify your heart

Do we really believe there is something required of us as Christians, as followers of Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior? Does He expect 'things' from us?

Joh_5:14  Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee.

Joh_8:11  She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.

He told people to 'sin no more'.  Does He expect them to listen? Would He ever speak in vain? So, if He said it then He expected to be listened to.

You say it's impossible to 'sin no more'? It surely seems that way. Yet, we are to strive against sinning, purposefully seek to NOT sin. We are not to invite sin, to welcome sin.

1Co_15:34  Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Eph_4:26  Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath

1Jn_2:1  My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous

1Jn 1:7  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 

We must walk in the light. We must LISTEN to the Word of God! Please, help us listen and obey.

Jas 4:8  Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

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'A Holy Spirit

 “To be holy in body and spirit” (1 Cor. 7.34).

 “Let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and spirit” (2 Cor. 7.1).

For anyone to walk in a spiritual manner it will be necessary for him to keep his spirit holy at all times. An unholy spirit leads people into error. Inordinate thought towards men or things, assessing the evil of others, a lack of love, loquacity, sharp criticism, selfrighteousness, refusing entreaty, jealousy, self-pride, and so forth— all these can defile the spirit. An unholy spirit cannot be fresh and new. In our pursuit of spiritual life we must not overlook any sin, because sin inflicts more harm upon us than does anything else.

 Even though we already have learned how to be delivered from sin and how to walk by the spirit, we nevertheless must guard against unknowingly returning to the old sinful ways. For such a return renders a walk after the spirit utterly impossible.

The child of God therefore needs to maintain an attitude of death towards sin lest it overcome him and poison his spirit.

Without holiness no one can see the Lord (Heb.12.14)'  The Spiritual Man - By Watchman Nee