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life, yet she did not demand that God heal her; she did clean heart in man (Ps. 51:10). THE LORD tries the
not believe that the devil had afflicted her with the heart (Je. 11:20); looks on the heart (1 Sa. 16:7);
blindness; she did not rebuke the devil for her trouble; ponders the hearts (Pr. 21:2; 24:12); gives
she did not doubt God because He chose not to heal her. understanding to the heart (Job 38:36); opens the heart
She had a different testimony: (Ac. 16:14); hardens the heart (Ex. 4:21); searches the
O what a happy soul am I! heart (Ro. 8:27).
Although I cannot see How to Help the Heart: Trust in the blood of Jesus
I am resolved that in this world Christ and have the heart cleansed (Je. 24:7; Eze.
Contented I will be. 36:26; Ac. 15:9; He. 10:22); hide God’s Word in the
How many blessings I enjoy, heart (Ps. 119:11); fix the heart to praise God (Ps.
That other people don’t. 108:1); fix the heart to trust in the Lord (Ps. 112:7);
To weep and sigh because I’m blind,
I cannot, and I won’t. seek God with all the heart (Ps. 119:2); observe God’s
[See Apostle, Charismatic, Death, Hope, Jesus Christ, Word with the whole heart (Ps. 119:34); keep the heart
Miracles, Resurrection, Salvation, Soul, Spirit.] with all diligence (Pr. 4:23); apply thine heart to
wisdom (Pr. 2:2); trust in the Lord with all thine heart
HEAPS, UPON. In heaps (Ex. 8:14). (Pr. 3:5); keep the heart from evil ways (Pr. 7:25); guide
HEAR SAY. Report; rumor; common talk (De. 13:12; your heart in God’s way (Pr. 23:19); stay away from
2 Sa. 20:16). wine (Ho. 4:11); seek God with all the heart (Je.
HEART. In the Bible the heart is a term for the center 29:13). [See Conscience, Imagination, Mind, Pure
of man’s thinking, emotions, and will. Man thinks in his Conscience, Soul, Sin, Spirit.]
heart (Ge. 6:5; Pr. 23:7). He understands with his heart HEATHEN. The Hebrew word translated “heathen” is
(Pr. 2:2). He deviseth his way with his heart (Pr. 16:9). “gowy,” which is also translated “nations” (Ps. 9:17) and
The heart meditates (Ps. 19:14), considers (De. 4:39), “Gentile” (Je. 14:22). The heathen are those that have
purposes (Da. 1:8), takes counsel (Pr. 20:5), reasons forgotten the true God of the Bible (Ps. 9:17), do not
(Lk. 5:22), desires (Ro. 10:1), has intents (He. 4:12). call upon His name (Ps. 79:6), and worship idols (Ps.
From the heart proceed all the actions and motivations 135:15). Are the heathen saved? Can men be saved apart
of man (Pr. 4:23-27; Mt. 15:18-20). The mind is used as from the gospel? The answer to this question is no, and
a synonym for the heart (De. 28:65; 1 Sa. 2:35; 1 Ch. we offer the following Bible evidence that no man can
28:9; Da. 5:20; Phil. 4:7; He. 8:10). The heart/mind is be saved apart from faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
the source of the thoughts and imaginations (Gen. 6:5; 1. Plain Bible statements tell us the heathen are lost (2
De. 15:9; 1 Ch. 29:18; Pr. 23:7). Th. 1:8; 1 Jn. 20). 2. The Bible describes the heathen as
Bible Truths about the Heart: The heart can be proud unsaved — (a) Dead in sin (Ep. 2:1). (b) Dominated by
(Pr. 18:12), pure (Pr. 22:11), heavy (Pr. 11:25; 25:20), Satan (Ep. 2:2). (c) Dominated by the flesh (Ep. 2:3).
sick (Pr. 13:12), bitter (Pr. 14:10), sorrowful (Pr. 14:13), (d) By nature children of wrath (Ep. 2:3)(because of sin
merry (Pr. 15:13, 15; 17:22), fretful (Pr. 19:3), envious Ep. 5:3-6). (e) Without Christ (Ep. 2:12). (f) Aliens and
(Pr. 23:17), trust (Pr. 31:11), lust (Pr. 6:25), faint (Ge. strangers (Ep. 2:12). (g) Having no hope (Ep. 2:12). (h)
45:26), willing (Ex. 35:5), discouraged (Nu. 32:7), Without God (Ep. 2:12). (i) Far off (Ep. 2:13). (j) In
trembling (De. 28:65), desire (Ps. 37:4), disquieted (Ps. darkness (Ac. 26:18). (k) Under the power of Satan (Ac.
38:8), hot (Ps. 39:3), contrite (Ps. 51:17), overwhelmed 26:18). 3. The Bible says no man can be saved unless he
(Ps. 61:2), smitten (Ps. 102:4), wounded (Ps. 109:22), repents of his sin and idolatry (Lk. 13:3, 5; Ac. 17:31; 2
broken (Ps. 147:3), melt (Eze. 21:7), hardened (Ex. Pe. 3:9). 4. The Bible says no man can come to the
8:15), obstinate (De. 2:30), grieved (De. 15:10), forgive Father except by Jesus Christ (Jn. 14:6). 5. The Bible
(Mt. 18:35), love the Lord (Mt. 22:37), doubt (Mk. says there is no other name given under heaven
11:23), troubled (Jn. 14:1), pricked (Ac. 2:37), whereby men can be saved (Ac. 4:12). 6. The Bible says
anguished (2 Co. 2:4), condemn (1 Jn. 3:20). The devil those who do not believe the Gospel are blinded by the
can put thoughts into the heart (Jn. 13:2; Ac. 5:3). The devil (2 Co. 4:4). [See Gentile, Idolatry, Israel, Nations,
heart must be guided in the right way (Pr. 23:19), kept Pagan, Uncircumcision.]
with all diligence (Pr. 4:23), fixed to give praise to God HEAVEN. Heaven has three meanings in the Bible.
(Ps. 57:7), fixed to trust in the Lord (Ps. 112:7). The (1) It refers to the atmosphere surrounding the earth
heart of fallen man is desperately wicked (Ge. 6:5; 8:21; (Ge. 1:6-8). (2) It refers to the area of the sun, moon,
Je. 17:9; Pr. 22:15; Mt. 15:18-20). The Holy Spirit takes and stars (Ge. 1:14-19; Ps. 19:1). (3) It refers to the
up residence in the heart of the child of God (2 Co. place where God has His throne (Ps. 80:14; Is. 66:1; Mt.
1:22; Ga. 4:6). God knows the secrets of man’s heart 5:16, 45, 48).
(Ps. 44:21; Lk. 16:15; Ac. 1:24; 15:8). God can create a

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