Being Pure in Heart - Law of Messiah

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Being Pure in Heart

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We are to pursue being pure in heart.

Category: Godliness, Holiness & Righteousness

Type: Positive

Form: Implied

Source dataset: Old Testament

Uniqueness: Unique

Classical commandment: No

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Everyone

Literal Application: mandated

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

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Bible references

Key NT Scriptures

Philippians 4:8
1 Timothy 1:5

Key OT Scriptures

Psalms 51:12

Supportive NT Scriptures

2 Corinthians 7:1
Hebrews 10:22
1 John 3:3
Matthew 5:8
Philippians 1:9-10
1 Timothy 5:22
2 Timothy 2:22
Titus 1:15

Supportive OT Scriptures

Proverbs 16:2
Proverbs 21:8
Psalms 24:4-5
Psalms 73:1
Psalms 119:9

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

God spoke to Israel through Jeremiah and promised them: I will put my Torah within them and write it on their hearts; I will be their God, and they will be my people. ( Jeremiah 31:32b ; Hebrews 8:10 ) Later, God spoke through Ezekiel and said: Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit inside you; I will take the stony heart out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. This new heart with the Torah embedded in it was to be a clean heart with a new Spirit, and it came to fruition as part of the New Covenant and man's "new birth" in Yeshua: John 3:3 "Yes, indeed," Yeshua answered him, "I tell you that unless a person is born again from above, he cannot see the Kingdom of God." John 3:6 What is born from the flesh is flesh, and what is born from the Spirit is spirit. 2 Corinthians 5:1 Therefore, if anyone is united with the Messiah, he is a new creation - the old has passed; look, what has come is fresh and new! 1 Peter 1:23 You have been born again not from some seed that will decay, but from one that cannot decay, through the living Word of God that lasts forever.

Classical commentators

This Mitzvah is not addressed by any of the Jewish classical commentators.

Drawings

Artist: Jenske Visser

Short Movies

The Bible Project - Holiness

In this video we explore the paradox that God’s holiness presents to human beings. God is the unique and set-apart Creator of all reality and the author of all goodness. However, that goodness can become dangerous to humans who are mortal and morally corrupt. Ultimately, this paradox is resolved by Jesus, who embodies God’s holiness that comes to heal His creation.

Songs

Dara Maclean - Blameless

Acappella - Create in me

Keith Green - Create in me a clean heart

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Source and License

Based on The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective by Michael Rudolph and Daniel C. Juster.

Volume 1 & 2 | Volume 3

License: CC BY-ND 4.0 (Attribution required, NoDerivatives). CC BY-ND 4.0

Disclaimer: the original content is authored by Rabbi Michael Rudolph and Rabbi Daniel Juster; additional notes or implementation details on this website are not part of their original work and do not represent their views.

Record source: The Law of Messiah - Torah from a New Covenant Perspective - Volume 1 & 2

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