The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1960-04-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
MAY /, 1860
BY Rev. George A. Harper
51I Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.

THE PURE IN HEART.
Lesson Text Matthew
SIS, 27-37; 1925, 26; Luke 9:61,
81.
Print - Matthew So, 27-37;
Luke 9:61, 81.
MEMORY SELECTION -
Blessed are the pure in heart:
or they shall see God.-Mat-
thew $50. The heart can only
be pure that has been washed
and cleansed by the blood OF
Christ. Holiness is purity,
free from sin and defilement.
God is holy and for this rea-
son He commands that men
be holy or to be like Himself.
The benefit and reward for
heart purity not only make us
God-like, but enable us to see
God. In the present life to
come, the pure in heart will
see the face of God and of the
Lamb. This probably will be
the greatest delight which the
saints will enjoy in heaven.
PURITY OF HEART:
BLESSED are the pure in
heart: for they shall see God"
Two things are expressed in
the Beautitude; that a pure
heart brings about a state of
blessedness, and that the ma
ture of God is such that only
purity is permitted to be in his
holy presence. 1t is also
through a pure heart that the
individual learns and under
stands the likeness of God, for
when one has a pure heart he
has at least a view of one of
the divine attributes of the
Father and can say that this
is at least in part what God is
like.
ADULTERY FORBIDDEN:
'Ye have heard that it was
said by them of old time, Thou
shalt not commit adultery" =
Adultery was one of the sins
forbidden by the la wof Moses,
and it was considered a crime
so great that it carried the
death penalty. But this con-
cerned the physical act and
not the frame of mind
But l say unto you, that
whosoever looketh on a woman
to lust after her hath commit
ted adultery with her already
in his heart" - This kind of
adultery belongs to the class of
sins of intention, for even
though the physical act has
not been committed it has
taken place in the heart and
mind of the individual con-
cerned and he is guilty of il
lict relations so far as his
thinking is concerned. And
if thy right eye offend thee,
pluck it out, and cast it from
thee: for it is profitable for
thee that one of thy members
should perish, and not that thy
whole body should be cast into
help The principal OBJ
iectiVe is to save the soul even
if parts of the body have to be
destroyed to achieve that OBJ.
jective.
"And if thy right hand of
fend thee, cut it off, and cast it
from thee: For it is profitable
for thee that one of thy mem
bers should perish, and not
that thy whole body should be
cast into help The use of
the terms fright eye" and
fright hand" indicate the
most precious of these mem
bers while the left member is
given a less honorable status.
This is particularly directed to-
ward curbing and preventing
adultery.
1T hath been said, Whose
ever shall put away his wife,
let him give her a writing of
enforcement" $500 But Jesus al
lowed no ground as excuse for
djssolving marriage ties. To
him the family was very sac
red and he was much opposed
to anything that broke up the
home and destroyed the fam
lily.
SWEORING FORBIDDEN:
again, We have heard that
it hath been said by them of
old time, Thou shalt not for
swear myself, but shalt per-
form unto the Lord thine
oaths" - 1t is common for
people to take oaths or make
vows to impress others that
they are sincere when they