Dangers to the pure heart - 2

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Dangers to the pure heart - 2
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Previously

• The pure heart is an important part of the
  Christians life.
• The heart is the control center of our eternal
  spirit.
• The seat of our intellect, emotions, attitudes,
  thoughts and will.
• PURITY undiluted and unpolluted

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Qualities

• Undivided, prioritized and resolved
• Integrity and Honesty
• Self-control and Patience
• Humility and Contentment
• Kindness, Dignity, Confidence
• Love
• Today - Dangers to the pure heart)

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• It is imperative that we maintain a pure heart
  (Prov. 423, 35-6)
• BUT, there are dangers to keeping the heart pure.
• In this lesson we will discuss some of these
  dangers

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Dangers

• Lust - Sensuality
• Lust Covetousness and Pride
• Ignorance Unbelief
• Business clutter
• Double mindedness (compromise)
• Bitterness and Anger
• The tongue

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Lust

• Lust - ?p???µ?a (epithymia) a strong desire to
  have that which belongs to another or that which
  you are not entitled to.
• 1 John 216

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Covetousness

• ??e??e??a, pleonexia, a strong desire to acquire
  more and more material possessions or to possess
  more things than other people have, all
  irrespective of need. (LN, 25.22)
• The lust for things!

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Covetousness

• Also very prevalent in our society. We live in
  a materialistic world!Material wealth is often
  portrayed as the standard of success.Our
  heroes are often showered with materialism and
  worldliness!

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Covetousness

• Can find its way into the church
• Failure to give properly (1 Cor. 162, 2 Cor.
  97)
• Concentrate on externals (cf. Jas. 21-4)
• Lead to compromise
• Leaders (1 Tim. 33)
• Health and wealth gospel (2 Pet. 22-3, 1
  Tim. 65)

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Covetousness

• Selfishness
• We live in the me generation. Commercials,
  reality game shows, philosophies, etc.
• A work of the flesh Gal. 520, 2 Tim. 31-5,
  Rom. 25-9
• We are to serve God and others - 1 John 317,
  Phil. 23-4

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Covetousness

• The pursuit of things will clutter and corrupt
  the heart!
• Luke 1215, Take heed and beware of
  covetousness, for ones life does not consist in
  the abundance of the things he possesses.

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Covetousness

• Eccl. 510, He who loves silver will not be
  satisfied with silver Nor he who loves
  abundance, with increase. This also is vanity.

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Covetousness

• Luke 814, The parable of the Sower, Now the
  ones that fell among thorns are those who, when
  they have heard, go out and are choked with
  cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring
  no fruit to maturity.

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Covetousness

• Luke 1818-23, The rich, young ruler
• 2 Peter 214, concerning false teachers, having
  eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from
  sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart
  trained in covetous practices, and are accursed
  children.

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Covetousness

• Colossians 35, covetousness, which is
  idolatry
• Eph. 53-5, covetousness, let it not even be
  named among younor covetous man, who is an
  idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of
  Christ and God.

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Covetousness

• Matt. 624 NO one can serve 2 masters. You
  CANNOT serve God and mammon (worldly wealth).

Learning contentment will help you overcome
covetousness!
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Pride, Arrogance

• Mark 721-23 For from within, out of the heart
  of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries,
  fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness,
  wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye,
  blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil
  things come from within and defile a man.

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Pride, Arrogance

• Pride (?pe??fa??a, huperphania) the lust for
  self-exaltation.
• One with an inflated sense of himself and his
  accomplishments and he desires to let it be known
• Self-righteousness, arrogance, puffed up

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Pride, Arrogance

• Self-righteous, the attitude of MORAL
  superiority (Lk. 189-14)
• Arrogance, the outward display of ones pride
  and self-righteousness. Thinks he is invincible
• Selfishness, he acts to promote himself (Matt.
  61-3, 235)

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Pride, Arrogance

• Prov. 165, Everyone proud in heart is an
  abomination to the Lord Though they join forces,
  none will go unpunished.
• Vs.18, Pride goes before destruction, And a
  haughty spirit before a fall.

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Pride, Arrogance

• 1 Pet. 55, Likewise you younger people, submit
  yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be
  submissive to one another, and be clothed with
  humility, for God resists the proud, But gives
  grace to the humble.

Developing humility will help you overcome pride
arrogance!
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• He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, But
  whoever walks wisely will be delivered.
  Proverbs 2826
• Is your heart pure?