(5:7) Kind, Compassionate & Forgiving (merciful)- Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." NIV

(G2) Ephesians 4:32 "Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."  NIV

1. Matt 7:12 for either Humble (5:5) or Merciful (7:7)

(5:8) Acceptable Thinking - Thoughts Acceptable to God - Sinless Thought Life -Pure Life (pure)- Matthew 5:7 "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."  NIV

1. Mark 7:20-23 CSB And he said, "What comes out of a person is what defiles him. [21] For from within, out of people's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immoralities, thefts, murders, [22] adulteries, greed, evil actions, deceit, self-indulgence, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. [23] All these evil things come from within and defile a person."
2. Matthew 15.8-9  These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 
3. Matthew 23:28 NLT Outwardly you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness.
4. (H2) Psalm 119:9-11 "How can a young person maintain a pure life? By guarding it according to your instructions. (10) With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands. (11) In my heart I store up your words, so I might not sin against you."  NET
5. Ask God for one - Psalm 51.10  Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. NIV

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1. What is at stake - Ephesians 5.5-6  You can be sure that no (sexually) immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom ... For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. (6) Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. NLT
2. Benefits of a pure heart - 1 Timothy 1.5  The goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart, a good conscience and a sincere faith. NIV
3. 2 Timothy 2.22  Flee the evil desires of youth, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. NIV
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5. Psalm 18:26 NLT To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

See God

1. John 1:18 CSB No one has ever seen God. The one and only Son, who is himself God and is at the Father's side -he has revealed him.
2. Luke 24:45 CSB Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
3. Mark 4:24 NLT Then he added, "Pay close attention to what you hear. The closer you listen, the more understanding you will be given-and you will receive even more.

Commentaries

1. BBC - A pure-hearted person is one whose motives are unmixed, whose thoughts are holy, whose conscience is clean. The expression they shall see God may be understood in several ways. First, the pure in heart see God now through fellowship in the Word and the Spirit. Second, they sometimes have a supernatural appearance, or vision, of the Lord presented to them. Third, they shall see God in the Person of Jesus when He comes again. Fourth, they shall see God in eternity.

2. CBC - Purity of heart amounts to internal integrity that transparently manifests itself in outward behavior. Matthew presents certain Pharisees as models of an external, rule-oriented purity that Jesus rejected and condemned because it masked inner corruption (Cf. 15:1-20; 23:25-28). His disciples must possess an inner piety and purity that surpasses mere externally acceptable behavior (5:20-22, 27-28). They have experienced the power of the Kingdom, which purifies from the inside out. Thus, they must cultivate integrity in their private intellectual, emotional, and volitional lives (Cf. 5:28; 6:21; 9:4; 12:34; 15:8, 18, 19; 18:35; 22:37).

(5:9) Live in Peace with Everyone - Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.  CSB

(5:10) Rejoice in Persecution -