The Beatitudes: Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

About this episode

R.C. Sproul discusses the promise made by Jesus in the Beatitudes regarding the pure in heart.

Of all the promises Jesus makes in the Sermon on the Mount, He extends His greatest to the pure in heart: "they shall see God." (Matt. 5:8). Today, R.C. Sproul contemplates this ultimate blessing in the Beatitudes. Get R.C. Sproul's commentary on the gospel of Matthew with your donation: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/ Live outside the U.S. and Canada? Request the Matthew commentary ebook with your donation: https://www.renewingyourmind.org/global Meet Today's Teacher: R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine. Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

People in this episode

Host: R.C. Sproul

Topics covered

• Beatitudes
• Sermon on the Mount
• Christian teachings
• purity of heart
• seeing God

Keywords

• Beatitudes
• pure in heart
• Sermon on the Mount
• R.C. Sproul
• gospel of Matthew

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ligonier Ministries

Books & works: Sermon on the Mount, gospel of Matthew

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