“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.” (Matthew 5:8) Let the purity of God’s Spirit flow (1 Thessalonians 5:19) freely from within you, (John 7:38) transform your heart, (2 Corinthians 5:17) and reveal His reality. (1 Corinthians 2:9-10)
Jesus called the Holy Spirit “the Spirit of truth.” (John 16:13) Pride pollutes the truth (James 4:6) by justifying and glorifying self-focused desires, feelings, and opinions. Purify your heart by denying yourself (Matthew 16:24) and humbly pursuing truth. (John 8:32) Follow and obey Christ’s voice (John 10:27) as the Holy Spirit speaks within you. (Romans 8:14)
The devil distorts the truth with lies, (John 8:44) accusations, (Revelation 12:10) and the denial of reality. If you train yourself to recognize his temptations, (1 Corinthians 10:13) resist his deceptions, and draw near to God, the devil will flee from you. (James 4:7) Begin to banish impurity from your heart!
Many people who call themselves Christians are arrogantly accusing people and blaming them for all sorts of things. The Bible calls Satan “the accuser.” (Revelation 12:10) It’s best not to become a fellow accuser.
Anger, unkindness, hostility, arrogance, self-righteousness, and accusations are not the biblical way to spread Christianity. They promote a false and deceptive gospel. (Galatians 1:6-9) I can’t find arrogant, disrespectful, blaming, and insulting Christians anywhere in the Bible, but they’re all over social media.
I see both the radical left and the self-righteous right as equally dangerous. Governments controlled by self-righteous Christians have done terrible things ever since Roman Emperor Constantine. I want to see people who claim to be Christians become Christ-like and change nations by demonstrating the power of Christ by loving their enemies and blessing those who curse them. (Luke 6:27-28)
If you want to experience Jesus’ love, forgiveness, and purity, you don’t need to be in a church. When you are ready to surrender your life to Him, He’ll reveal Himself to you wherever you are. (Matthew 11:28)
