Then I saw a new heaven and a

new earth, for the old heaven

and the old earth had

disappeared. And the sea was

also gone.

Revelation 21:1 NLT

And I saw the holy city, the new

Jerusalem, coming down from

God out of heaven like a bride

beautifully dressed for her

husband.

Revelation 21:2 NLT

I heard a loud shout from the

throne, saying, “Look, God’s

home is now among his people!

He will live with them, and they

will be his people. God himself will

be with them.

Revelation 21:3 NLT

He will wipe every tear from their

eyes, and there will be no more

death or sorrow or crying or pain.

All these things are gone forever.”

Revelation 21:4 NLT

God blesses those whose hearts

are pure, for they will see God.

Blessed are the pure in heart, for

they will see God.

Matthew 5:8 NLT

Matthew 5:8 ESV

Blessed are the pure in heart, for

they will see God.

Matthew 5:8 ESV

Your eye is like a lamp that

provides light for your body.

When your eye is healthy, your

whole body is filled with light.

Matthew 6:22 NLT

So Ahab summoned all the

people of Israel and the prophets

to Mount Carmel. Then Elijah

stood in front of them and said,

“How much longer will you

waver, hobbling between two

opinions?

1 Kings 18:20-21 NLT

If the Lord is God, follow him! But

if Baal is God, then follow him!”

But the people were completely

silent.

1 Kings 18:21 NLT

But when you ask him, be sure

that your faith is in God alone.

Do not waver, for a person with

divided loyalty is as unsettled as

a wave of the sea that is blown

and tossed by the wind.

James 1:6 NLT

Such people should not expect

to receive anything from the

Lord. Their loyalty is divided

between God and the world,

and they are unstable in

everything they do.

James 1:7-8 NLT

Come close to God, and God

will come close to you. Wash

your hands, you sinners; purify

your hearts, for your loyalty is

divided between God and the

world.

James 4:8 NLT

“The human heart is the most

deceitful of all things, and

desperately wicked. Who really

knows how bad it is?

Jeremiah 17:9 NLT

But I, the Lord, search all hearts

and examine secret motives. I

give all people their due rewards,

according to what their actions

deserve.”

Jeremiah 17:10 NLT

“No one is righteous—not even

one. No one is truly wise; no one is

seeking God. All have turned

away; all have become useless.

No one does good, not a single

one.”

Romans 3:10-12 NLT

1. Being Justified

All of us, like sheep, have strayed

away. We have left God’s paths

to follow our own. Yet the Lord

laid on him the sins of us all.

Isaiah 53:6 NLT

2. Forgiveness

Then he says, “I will never again

remember their sins and lawless

deeds.” And when sins have

been forgiven, there is no need

to offer any more sacrifices.

Hebrews 10:17-18 NLT

3. Cleansing

If we claim we have no sin, we

are only fooling ourselves and not

living in the truth. But if we

confess our sins to him, he is

faithful and just to forgive us our

sins and to cleanse us from all

wickedness.

1 John 1:8-9 NLT

Once we, too, were foolish and

disobedient. We were misled and

became slaves to many lusts and

pleasures. Our lives were full of

evil and envy, and we hated

each other.

Titus 3:3 NLT

But— When God our Savior

revealed his kindness and love,

he saved us, not because of the

righteous things we had done,

but because of his mercy.

Titus 3:4-5 NLT

He washed away our sins, giving

us a new birth and new life

through the Holy Spirit.

Titus 3:5 NLT

God blesses those whose hearts

are pure, for they will see God.

Matthew 5:8 NLT

And this is the way to have

eternal life—to know you, the

only true God, and Jesus Christ,

the one you sent to earth.

John 17:3 NLT

If you openly declare that Jesus is

Lord and believe in your heart

that God raised him from the

dead, you will be saved.

Romans 10:9 NLT

For it is by believing in your heart

that you are made right with

God, and it is by openly

declaring your faith that you are

saved.

Romans 10:10 NLT