Pure and Undefiled Religion

1.    Sacrificial Care for the Orphan

·       Christ has sacrificed to visit us (Luke 1:68 & 7:16)

·       God cares for the orphan (Ex. 22:22, Deut. 10:18, John 14:18)

·       God compels His people to display sacrificial care for the fatherless

2.    Sacrificial Care for the Widow

·       God cares for the widow (Ex. 22:22, Deut. 10:18)

·       God will take away death and sorrow (Rev. 21:4)

·       God compels His people to display sacrificial care for the widow.

3.    Sacrificial Care for the World

·       God cares for the world (John 3:16)

·       Rather than removing Himself to remain unstained, Christ brings purification (Heb. 9:13-14)

·       God compels His people to engage the world in the way He has modeled in the Gospel (John 17:16-19)