I_love_Springtime
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I have a huge question regarding the heart of a Christian. I'm aware that in the old Testament God says "who may know the heart?? it's desperately wicked.." In Romans, Paul says "no one is righteous, no not one..." and goes on to describe the reasons/examples. But is he talking before conversion only, or also after conversion?
In Jeremiah God promised to take out the stony heart and replace with a heart of flesh. Also, Abraham believed, and it was counted to him as righteousness. That implies to me that if a man, who has a wicked heart, comes to faith in Christ and believes, there is a new creation and the old is gone, the new is here. And in that "newness" is a righteous heart because of faith.
And how could it be any different? Christ has come into our heart to live, and to intertwine with us so He is in us, and we in Him. But a lot of Christians talk about their heart is not good and is wicked, when this contradicts scripture that says through faith, we are in fact righteous.
Thoughts/ideas?
In Jeremiah God promised to take out the stony heart and replace with a heart of flesh. Also, Abraham believed, and it was counted to him as righteousness. That implies to me that if a man, who has a wicked heart, comes to faith in Christ and believes, there is a new creation and the old is gone, the new is here. And in that "newness" is a righteous heart because of faith.
And how could it be any different? Christ has come into our heart to live, and to intertwine with us so He is in us, and we in Him. But a lot of Christians talk about their heart is not good and is wicked, when this contradicts scripture that says through faith, we are in fact righteous.
Thoughts/ideas?