Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure...think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
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We know it's not true, and when we search for that Pure thing we find it's not. It's always tainted with something.
Except God.
He is 100% Pure
Holy.
And He lived that out, represented that Pure, that Holy, in the world in the person of Jesus.
He lived the life we can't.
And then, the Cross.
Where all that is not Pure, all that is not Holy, came crashing down on and in Jesus.
The only reason why is Love.
His love for us.
One day we will see those scars and know what he went through, what he suffered, for us.
In the meantime, think on, fix your mind on, what is Pure.
There's only One.
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