WHERE ARE THESE THIRTEEN THINGS BORN?
Where do the following things and actions come from?
1. Bad thoughts.
2. Sexual immorality.
3. Thefts.
4. Murder.
5. Adultery.
6. Greed, selfishness and love of money.
7. Perversity.
8. Deceptions.
9. Sensual desires.
10. Envy.
11. Slander and false accusations.
12. Pride. The arrogant person.
13. Stubbornness. When people are stubborn and act foolishly.
Look at what this Bible passage says:
For from within, out of a person’s heart, come….
evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
(MarK 7:21-23 NLT)
evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness. All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
(MarK 7:21-23 NLT)
That is why God advises us that, above all things, to guard our heart because it will determine the course of our life. (Prov. 4:23 NTV)
Think about it
How is your heart?
Which of those thirteen things do you struggle with?
Have you given God permission to search your heart?
