Bible Commentary

Matthew 5:8

Matthew 5:8

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

The vision of the pure.

Properly to understand this great subject it is necessary to consider—

I. THAT MAN IS ENDOWED WITH SPIRITUAL SENSES.

1. The body is the material image of the soul.

2. We experience spiritual sensation.

II. THAT MORAL PURITY IS THE CONDITION OF THEIR HIGHEST EXERCISE.

1. To the pure especially God reveals himself in his works.

2. To the pure exclusively God reveals himself by his Spirit.

3. Spiritual revelation is often vivid.

4. We have now the philosophy of religious experience.

III. THAT THE FUTURE OPENS PROSPECTS OF SUPERIOR SENSATION.

1. In the experiences of the disembodied state.

2. In the experiences of the resurrection-state.

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