Purity: Part 1 of 2

Preview: The Merriam-Webster definition of pure is: unmixed with any other matter; free from dust, dirt, or taint; containing nothing that does not properly belong. 
Maintaining our bodies and minds as pure vessels for the Lord is part of our duty to Him. This is part one of a two-part lesson on this subject.


Scripture Reading: Ephesians 5:1-12.

Memory Verse: Ephesians 5:8.

1. Discuss the message in the Scripture Reading. Ephesians 5:1-12.
2. What did Christ say of the pure in heart? Matthew 5:8.
3. What did Christ declare to be a violation of the seventh Commandment? Matthew 5:27-28.
4. What were Paul’s instructions concerning purity? I Timothy 5:22, II Timothy 2:22.
5. To whom are all things pure? Titus 1:15.
6. What example did Joseph set when tempted? Genesis 39:7-12.
7. What are the people of God warned against? Ephesians 5:3-4.
8. What are we warned about keeping company with certain people? I Corinthians 5:9, I Corinthians 5:11, I Corinthians 15:33-34.  
9. Why should we avoid evil and impure associates? I Corinthians 15:33.
10. What are we taught about reaping what we sow? Galatians 6:7-8. 
Note: With these facts before us while we serve an all-wise God, we should keep the virtuous path before our eyes, and remember that good cannot come from evil.
11. What should Christians do instead of sanctioning evil? Ephesians 5:11-12.
12. How should we guard our conversations? Ephesians 4:29.  
13. What brought on the great destruction of the flood? Genesis 6:1-11.
14. What was the character of the inhabitants of Sodom? Genesis 13:13.
Note: The morals of mankind were corrupt before the flood and before the destruction of Sodom.
15. What condition did Christ say the world would be in at His return? Luke 17:26-30.
16. What does God ask the wicked men to do? Isaiah 55:7.
17. What are the proper things for the mind to engage in? Philippians 4:8.
Note: All parents should be careful about what they do in front of their children. They should also examine their children’s home life (their companions, the books and magazines they read, what they eat and drink, what they wear, and how their time is occupied). God demands parents to be godly and to train their children right. Pride, abundance of bread, and abundance of idleness contributed much to the gross immorality of Sodom and its downfall.

To Be Continued…

Other Lessons* in this series:

Purity: Part 1 of 2
Purity: Part 2 of 2

*Lessons in a series may not necessarily be in the same category.