WHATEVER, Pt. 4—Whatever is Pure

After Paul told the Philippians to think about whatever is right, they are to focus on what is pure. Because God is eternal and can never change or morph—who He is will always be the same. As God’s essence can’t have anything added or removed, He is the only perfect, pure Being. Our value for purity comes from the standard of who He is (Ps. 102:25-27; James 1:17; 1 John 1:5). God is both flawless in who He is and how He acts. With God as the foundation of what is true and right, His standard of morality is the standard by which all behavior is measured. True perfection has purity with no flaws, and God is the ultimate example (Deut. 32:4; Ps. 18:30)!