Tag Archive: Beatitudes

Matthew 5:8–Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:6 and 5:8 speak of the state of hungering and thirsting for righteousness, which leads to purity of heart because God satisfies the hunger. The result of purity of heart is being able to to “see” God, to perceive his presence and work, even in the present time.

Jesus’ Words about Dependence on God in the Sermon on the Mount

The Sermon on the Mount taught complete dependence on the Father, which Jesus’ life on earth also exemplified.