The first of 31 podcasts, Purity in Psalms, launches the CLEAN series. The first section of our series (5 podcasts) focuses on Purity & Cleansing (in both testaments). To listen now, click on the arrow (14 minutes).
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Series Outline:
- Intro (1 lesson, "Podcast 0")
- Purity & Cleansing (5 lessons)
- Leprosy (7 lessons)
- Exorcism (7 lessons)
- Reanimation (10 lessons)
- Holiness: It's a Decision! (2 lessons)
God calls us to be
pure on 4 levels:
- Actions
- Words
- Thoughts
- Conscience / Heart / Motives
Scripture
- Like Paul in 2 Tim 2:19-22, Jesus too spoke of the clean cup in Matt 23:25-26. Does the outside of our cup look good, while the inside is full of sin and corruption?
- Psalms 24:4; 73:1; 119:9
- 19:7-14: Purity at all levels, from actions (known and unknown) to words to the meditation of the heart.
- 15:1-5: Purity means integrity
- No shady dealings in the financial realm?
- Giving contribution even when disillusioned with the church?
- Torrent of profanity
- Care for our physical body (reject gluttony; smoking; drinking; sedentary lifestyle; etc)
- Being known as men and women of our word.
- Keeping promises, making deadlines
- A life centered on God
- Let's all strive for purity, for as the Hebrew writer reminds us, “without holiness no one will see the Lord” (Heb 12:14).
Further study:
- For more on the Psalms, listen to the series of 10 podcasts, or check out my book Thrive!
- Click to learn about Leviticus & Leprosy.
[Next lesson: Purity in Proverbs]
