Dictionary of Bible Themes The usually sinful inclinations of a heart which is by nature corrupt and stubborn, but which may be renewed by God, resulting in purified desires. Proverbs 4:23The heart is the source of human desires See also Psalms 10:3Matthew 12:34-35 pp Lk 6:45 1 Kings 8:39God knows the human heart 1 Chronicles 28:9See also 1 Samuel 16:7Psalms 7:9; 19:14; 26:2; 38:9; 44:21; 139:2,23 Proverbs 15:26; 21:2 God's choice of David Jeremiah 11:20Jeremiah 20:12 Ezekiel 11:5 The plot of Jeremiah's enemies is revealed to him by the LORD Revelation 2:23Matthew 9:4 pp Mk 2:8 pp Lk 5:22 Jesus Christ knows the thoughts of others. Genesis 6:5The corruption of the heart See also Its inclination towards evil Genesis 8:21Psalms 14:1-3 Psalms 94:11 Ecclesiastes 9:3 pp Ps 53:1-3 Jeremiah 17:9-10Matthew 15:18-19 Romans 1:24 pp Mk 7:20-23 See also Corruption finds particular expression in sexual sin Matthew 5:28Romans 1:26-27 Galatians 5:19 Isaiah 65:2 The stubbornness of the heart It leads to disregard for God Deuteronomy 29:18-19See also It produces false confidence Jeremiah 23:17Jeremiah 9:14 See also It leads to idolatry Jeremiah 13:10Jeremiah 7:24 See also It leads to disobedience Jeremiah 16:12Jeremiah 11:8 See also It brings God's judgment Proverbs 28:14; 29:1Jeremiah 18:12-13 Romans 2:5 Hebrews 3:7-11 Psalms 95:7-11 Exodus 4:21; 7:3; 14:4,17 God allows people to continue in their stubbornness Psalms 81:11-12God hardens Pharaoh's heart: Romans 1:28Jeremiah 24:7 God's renewal of the heart Ezekiel 36:26It results in purified desires See also Deuteronomy 6:6Ezekiel 11:19 Romans 12:2 2 Corinthians 4:6 Ephesians 4:23 Philippians 4:8-9 Hebrews 8:10 Jeremiah 31:33 2 Chronicles 11:16 Nehemiah 9:8 Examples of renewed hearts Psalms 51:10; 57:7; 86:11Jeremiah 3:17 Psalms 24:3-5 See also God delights in a pure heart Deuteronomy 5:29Psalms 73:1; 125:4 Matthew 5:8 Psalms 37:4 See also God fulfils the desires of hearts devoted to him Psalms 21:2; 145:19Matthew 6:21 Matthew 6:33 pp Lk 12:34 1 Chronicles 29:18pp Lk 12:31 God gives the desire to follow him See also The human ability to visualise in parables Matthew 13:11-17Luke 10:23-24 pp Mt 4:10-12 See also pp Lk 8:9-10 1020 God, all-knowing1352 covenant, the new 2045 Christ, knowledge of 5017 heart, renewal 5191 thought 5274 credit 5913 negotiation 6178 hardness of heart 6245 stubbornness 8602 prayer 8718 disobedience |
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