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Grace Repurposes Our Hearts

I have often been disappointed in myself in that I have sinned after knowing not to, even while knowing so much Bible. The question then becomes, “How could I do such a thing?” and “How can I not sin?” The fact is that after our salvation we soon recognize that we have a stubborn ‘heart’ problem that needs resetting. Thankfully, God’s grace and His ongoing work upon our soul, over time … ‘repurposes our heart.’

God Hears the Genuine Heart Cry of All Men

Since God is “not willing that any should perish” (2 Pet. 3:9) and His Spirit works to “(draw) to Himself every man that cometh into the world” (John 1:9), everyone has the option to be saved from “everlasting destruction” (2Thes. 1:9). The Lord seeks for every individual to do what He did with Lydia, “whose heart the Lord opened” (Acts 16:14): drawing him or her to a personal decision of saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Part 6 - The Anatomy and Workings of "the Heart"

 

Definition: "Kardia: 'the heart' (English, 'cardiac,' etc.), the chief organ of physical life ('for the life of the flesh is in the blood,' Lev. 17:11), occupies the most important place in the human system.

By an easy transition the word came to stand for man's entire mental and moral activity, both the rational and the emotional elements. In other words, the heart is used figuratively for the hidden springs of the personal life.