| Dear Young Christian: |
| We all seem to be concerned about purity these days. We want to make sure our drinking water is pure, so we buy it in bottles; we want to breathe purer air, so there are emission controls; we want our food to be pure, so we look for the sign that says, “organic.” |
| But what about personal, moral purity? In First Timothy we have the word “pure” four times: |
| “A pure heart” (1 Timothy 1:5). |
| “A pure conscience” (1 Timothy 3:9). |
| “Be thou an example of the believers…in purity” (1 Timothy 4:12). |
| “Keep thyself pure” (1 Timothy 5:22). |
| How much is it true in your life? The Lord doesn’t want a mixture of good and bad; righteousness and unrighteousness; uprightness and deceit. No, He wants “pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father” (James 1:27). |
| Your Christian Friend, |
| Jim Hyland |
| We would love to hear from you. Send your comments or questions to jhyland@primus.ca |
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