What Jeremiah says about the heart?

Jeremiah 17:9 declares firmly, “The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick, who can understand it?” So we read and jump to the conclusion that our heart is an obstacle to be overcome and an enemy to be defeated. This idea is fed by the commonly held and taught mantra that Christians often repeat.

What does the Holy Spirit do in our hearts?

Since the Holy Spirit is working to make us like Jesus, he convicts us of our sin. As John 16:8 says, “And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.” The conviction also comes before the sin happens. The Holy Spirit will start to tap on your heart once temptation comes.

Does the Bible say that the heart is deceitful?

Jeremiah 17:9 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

What is the heart in the Bible?

In the Bible the heart is considered the seat of life or strength. Hence, it means mind, soul, spirit, or one’s entire emotional nature and understanding. The heart is the organ that is said to have the ability to reason, question, meditate, motivate, and think.

What is the Holy Spirit to us?

The Holy Spirit is referred to as the Lord and Giver of Life in the Nicene creed. He is the Creator Spirit, present before the creation of the universe and through his power everything was made in Jesus Christ, by God the Father.

What does the Bible say about the heart being treacherous?

Jeremiah 17:9 “The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate. Who can know it?”

What is the heart referred to in Jeremiah 17-9?

I suggest that the heart referred to in Jeremiah 17:9 is that of unregenerate people. Without the Spirit, man’s heart certainly is “deceitful above all things.” The Jeremiah 17:9 heart is not the heart of a Christian who is “in Christ” and sealed by the Holy Spirit.

Is the heart of a Christian deceitful above all things?

I suggest that the heart referred to in Jeremiah 17:9 is that of unregenerate people. Without the Spirit, man’s heart certainly is “deceitful above all things.” The Jeremiah 17:9 heart is not the heart of a Christian who is “in Christ” and sealed by the Holy Spirit. A Christian has a heart of flesh.

Is the heart of Christ sealed by the Holy Spirit?

The Jeremiah 17:9 heart is not the heart of a Christian who is “in Christ” and sealed by the Holy Spirit. A Christian has a heart of flesh. Again, I am not saying that we don’t sin after salvation.

What does the Bible say about the human heart?

Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked.