Keep Thyself Pure

Should we participate in the sins of others?

Paul told Timothy not to partake in other men’s sins, but to keep himself pure (1 Timothy 5:22). Paul also gave a long list of things that are not fitting, and not only those that practice them but also those that approve of them are deserving of death (Romans 1:28-32).

Why should one purify himself?

John said even as Christ is pure, we ought to purify ourselves because we have a hope in us (1 John 3:3). As Christ lived a sinless life to die on the cross to save us from our sins, He rose again and thus we have the hope of eternal life.

What is pure religion?

James said it’s to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world (James 1:27).

How does a soul become pure?

Peter explains that even as Christ is holy, we should become holy in the way we speak and live. Thus, His blood is precious, without blemish and without spot. When we are washed in the blood of the Lamb, our souls are purified by obeying the truth (1 Peter 1:13-22).

How does the mind become pure?

First, we must think on true, noble, just, PURE, lovely, and good things (Philippians 4:8) and do them! Christians should desire the “pure milk of the word to grow” (1 Peter 2:2). As we forget more as we get older, Peter said to stir up our pure minds by way of remembrance (2 Peter 3:1).

Can we serve God with a pure conscience?

Absolutely! Just as Paul did, we can too (2 Timothy 1:3)!