"For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these things come from within and defile a man" (Mark 7:21-23).
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts...
Evil thoughts from within, out of the heart of men?
Don't thoughts come from our brains?
I think Jesus hits on something that most of us don't realize. Before a thought can be formed, it has its roots in the heart. All these things - evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness - are a heart problem. It's because our hearts are wicked.
The problem with our heart is that we are born with it. We are powerless to change our hearts. The only One who can change the hearts of men is God.
That is why, above all things, God asks for our hearts. And when we give our hearts to God, He is more than able to transform our hearts.
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