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Dictionary of Bible Themes The inner thoughts and feelings of an unregenerate person are opposed to God, making that person reject God and his love. At conversion the renewing work of the Holy Spirit transforms the human heart, enabling it to love and obey God. Psalms 14:1 The unregenerate heart Hostile to God See also 1 Kings 15:3pp Ps 53:1 2 Chronicles 12:14Proverbs 19:3John 5:42Acts 8:21-22Romans 1:31; 8:7Hebrews 3:12Jeremiah 18:12Hardened against God Exodus 4:21; 7:3,14,22-23; 8:15,32; 14:8Deuteronomy 2:30Pharaoh's hard heart: Isaiah 6:10; 42:25Jeremiah 16:12Daniel 5:20Matthew 13:15Acts 28:27Romans 2:5Revelation 16:9,11Ephesians 4:18See also Spiritually ignorant 2 Samuel 6:16Romans 1:212 Corinthians 3:15; 4:4pp 1Ch 15:29 Psalms 73:7 See also Proud Proverbs 18:12; 21:4Jeremiah 48:29; 49:16Ezekiel 28:2,17Obadiah 1:3Revelation 18:7Jeremiah 17:9See also Deceitful Job 31:33-34Psalms 5:9; 28:3; 62:4 Proverbs 6:14; 23:7; 24:12; 26:23-25Isaiah 44:20Jeremiah 22:172 Timothy 3:13Genesis 6:5See also Sinful Job 36:13Psalms 10:3; 41:6; 55:21 Proverbs 6:18; 20:9Isaiah 1:5Matthew 9:4Matthew 15:18-19pp Mk 2:8 pp Lk 5:22 Proverbs 11:20pp Mk 7:20-23 See also Condemned Psalms 101:4-5 Proverbs 16:5; 17:20Ecclesiastes 11:9Isaiah 10:12Jeremiah 17:10Ezekiel 25:6-7Romans 1:24John 16:8Conversion: the changed heart See also Convinced of need Jeremiah 29:12-14Acts 2:37; 16:30Romans 7:71 Corinthians 14:25Ezekiel 36:25-27See also Changed by the Holy Spirit Jeremiah 4:14; 24:7Ezekiel 11:19; 18:31John 3:5-6Romans 2:29Titus 3:4-52 Corinthians 4:6See also Given faith Acts 5:31-32; 15:9; 16:14-15Romans 10:8-10Ephesians 2:81 Samuel 10:9Spurious conversion See also A less-than-saving change Matthew 13:5-6Matthew 13:20-21pp Mk 4:5-6 pp Lk 8:6 Hebrews 6:4-8; 10:26-29pp Mk 4:16-17 See also pp Lk 8:13 3230 Holy Spirit & regeneration3248 Holy Spirit, conviction3284 Holy Spirit, resisting5799 bitterness6026 sin, judgment on6178 hardness of heart6185 imagination, desires6626 conversion8020 faith8777 lust8802 pride8834 unbelief |
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