Purity; Love in Action

1 Peter 1:22-25
22 Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart. 23 For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. 24 For,



“All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall, 25 but the word of the Lord endures forever.”
And this is the word that was preached to you.


 

We live in a culture that does not value purity, but yet as Christians we are called to something different;

1. The need to be purified
“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23


2. Purification comes from obeying the truth
31 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31


3. The results of a purified heart...Love grows from a purified heart

The proof of a purified heart is love. Purity only comes from an obedient, submitted heart. It is not from following rules, it is in following Christ.

If I am struggling to love people as God calls me to, then I need go back and look at my obedience. Do I trust God enough to obey ….

Thought For Today

Obedient steps grow loving actions