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Purity of Heart
(Copyright 04-14-2025) by Rod Reynolds (Wentzville, Missouri) The pure of heart will see God (Matthew 5:8). But our hearts are by nature corrupted by the leaven of sin (Romans 7:14; 8:7). The Feast of Unleavened Bread pictures the removal of the spiritual leaven that corrupts us, so we can have pure hearts. How is that accomplished? How can you have a pure heart, so you can see God? Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Sermon Link: Purity of Heart […]
Circumcision of the Heart
(Copyright 2022) by Zac Poonen (Bangalore, India) Many old covenant rituals have a fulfilment in the new covenant. Circumcision was a very important ritual under the old covenant. Surely, such an important ritual must have a significant spiritual meaning in the new covenant – and it does. “God wants us to be circumcised in heart so that we can love Him with all our heart.” Its meaning is described for us in Philippians 3:3, 4: “We are the true circumcision who worship in the Spirit of God, glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh”. These three expressions are […]
The Iron Pen: Who is Writing on Your Heart?
by Richard Frates (Easley, South Carolina) Jeremiah 17:1 “The sin of Judah is written with an – Iron Pen – and the point of a diamond: it is engraved upon the tables of their hearts.” This kind of language indicates total rejection of God’s Word. Their national and religious leaders were leading the people in rebellion against God. Isaiah 3:9 “They parade their sin like Sodom. Jeremiah wrote these words just before the destruction of the nation. The same thing is happening today in America. Our national leaders, lawmakers and judges have written into law, rebellion against the word of […]