Matthew 5:8 - Holiness of Heart

The Bible Study with Steven Lawson

OnePassion Ministries

Christianity, Romans, Expository Preaching, Religion & Spirituality, Jesus, Reformed Christianity, Bible, Christ

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🗓️ 14 March 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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In this episode of the Bible study podcast, Dr. Steven Lawson embarks on a deep and enlightening exploration of holiness of heart through the lens of Matthew 5:8, emphasizing the paramount importance of purity in heart for a transformative relationship with God. Dr. Lawson intricately dissects the beatitude, "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God," underscoring the critical role of the heart in governing one's life, choices, and deeds. He challenges listeners to examine the authenticity of their faith and the pursuit of holiness, which is essential not just for moral conduct but as a reflection of a genuine, regenerated relationship with God. Dr. Lawson's message serves as a compelling call to introspection, urging believers to cultivate a religion of the heart, grounded in love for God and evidenced by a life of holiness.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Bible Study. I'm Stephen Lawson, president of One Passion Ministries.
0:07.0	And each week I will teach verse by verse through the passage of scripture so that you can better understand the word of God
0:14.2	and put it into practice in your life. Join me now as we look together into this
0:18.9	section of the Bible. I'm going to start in a word of prayer. We're going to just dive right into this.
0:26.7	We've got a lot to cover in this one verse we're going to be looking at.
0:30.9	So, Father, I do pray that you will meet with us in a very real
0:37.3	way that by your Holy Spirit you will impart your truth to us.
0:44.0	Use me as a teacher of your word
0:48.0	to rightly handle the word of truth.
0:51.0	I pray that you would work in every mind and every heart, every life here today, that
0:57.6	there would be receptivity to the truth of your word and that you would convict us in places and encourage us in other places.
1:08.4	So both strip us down, build us up, uproot and plant, do your work, a deep work within our souls today.
1:21.4	So bless these men who have gathered to meet with me and I pray all who are
1:27.6	watching through different social media platforms and live stream I pray that you will be at work and
1:37.8	everyone who watches this and so we commit this to you in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
1:46.5	Amen.
1:47.5	So, men, we are in Matthew Chapter 5 and verse 8 and we are studying the sermon on the mount as I've already
2:00.2	said it was preached by the greatest preacher who ever walked the earth the
2:05.9	Lord Jesus Christ and it's the greatest sermon has ever been preached a sermon on
2:11.2	the mount and it's been used in extraordinary ways over the centuries
2:17.8	and it's our privilege to be able to study it.
2:21.2	We're at the at the very beginning in the beatitudes and you know I'm
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