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Originally Posted by Nash
First off im not a christian, secondly i never said that one man is more pure because he leads a church. Im saying that if your heart is pure then that puts you on a level that is above those that are unpure. That includes priest ect.ect.. the purity of your heart is what opens up understanding of God. Arrogance is what closes it, and also if you are of the mentality that God is going to send you hell if you dont believe that he has a son who died for you.Only God can decied who goes to hell men cannot.
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you suggested that a priest had a purer heart than most because he was a priest. If I am wrong, sorry for my own arrogance. Lets move on.
How do you measure the purity of a heart? CAN you? is purity even a real thing, or is it a man made icon to give reason or description.
here are some dictionary ideas of "pure"
1. free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
2. unmodified by an admixture; simple or homogeneous.
3. of unmixed descent or ancestry: a pure breed of dog.
4. free from foreign or inappropriate elements: pure Attic Greek.
5. clear; free from blemishes: pure skin.
6. (of literary style) straightforward; unaffected.
7. abstract or theoretical (opposed to applied): pure science.
8. without any discordant quality; clear and true: pure tones in music.
9. absolute; utter; sheer: to sing for pure joy.
10. being that and nothing else; mere: a pure accident.
11. clean, spotless, or unsullied: pure hands.
12. untainted with evil; innocent: pure in heart.
13. physically chaste; virgin.
14. ceremonially or ritually clean.
15. free of or without guilt; guiltless.
16. independent of sense or experience: pure knowledge.
Clean....from what? Hate, arrogance, evil? or does purity mean simply that you trust only what is true-nothing unwhole or false?
Personaly I think this whole thing with pure hearts is over rated (if I must use that also overrated cliche....). I value truth over kindness or love.