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The Heart

“Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8)          What does God say about the heart? Why do people ask Jesus into their heart? What makes the heart just an emotion factory? Today we will take a journey in scripture to see what God says about the heart. We will answer these question in our study. Let us be fair-minded and search the scriptures (Acts 17:11).   The Most Important Question         When we read scripture we have the opportunity to understand things the way God meant for them to be understood. So let’s look for a minute at this question, “ What does God say the heart is?” This is a very serious question into day’s idea of Christianity. As we have questioned in our introduction many would say the heart of man is the pinnacle of religion. If it is we must know what the heart is.   What Man Say’s           There are three major definitions for the heart today. One, is that the heart is an organ in your chest that pumps

No One Listens Anyway

        There are numerous stats, polls, graphs, and studies to show that people don’t care anymore, but I don’t buy it. As a whole, we aren’t spreading the Word. Sure, I know that false Christianity and false hope is sold worldwide, but people don’t want a fake, plastic faith. God knew what we needed when He gave us His Word. The world needs the message of redemption. I think we cower from spreading the truth to people because we have been brow beat by statements like “They say everyone is going to hell!” or, “You’re not the judge of me!” Those things have always been said and they always will be ( Lk. 11:53-54; Luke 20:20,26 ). However, I sure am glad Jesus didn’t give up reaching the lost. Let us follow His example and boldly proclaim the truth. The Commodity No One is Selling There are a lot of people interested in the truth.   Recently, I have witnessed many folks setting up Bible studies. According to mass media, they shouldn’t be.   So, why are they? I believe