sometimes we are accused of not having a “heartfelt religion” because… we do not shout...
TRANSCRIPT
Sometimes we are accused of not having a “heartfelt religion” because…
We do not shout hallelujah or raise our hands
We do not give testimonials about how we feel
We do not have a lively worship service
We are accused of having a cold, informal religion without “feeling”
There is more to the heart than emotions
The Bible heart consists of four chambers:
intellect – the knowing / thinking chamber
emotion – the feeling chamber
conscience – the judgment chamber
will – the action chamber
The seed of God’s word is first planted in the heart of the unsaved (Mt. 13:15,19; Lk. 8:15)
The unconverted must be pricked in the heart (Acts 2:47), not hardened (Acts 7:51; 28:27)
The unconverted must obey from the heart (Acts 8:37; 16:47; Rom. 2:29; 6:17; 10:8-10)
The intellect, the emotions, the conscience, and the will are all involved in a proper conversion
A person cannot be acceptably converted to God unless his heart is in it
Christians are to continue obeying from the heart after conversion (Acts 11:23)
Christians are to do the will of God from the heart (Eph. 3:17; 6:5-6; Col. 3:22-23)
Christians will call upon the name of the Lord out of a pure heart (2 Tim. 2:22)
Christians set apart the Lord in their hearts and are ready to answer (1 Pet. 3:15; 2 Pet. 1:19)
The intellect, the emotions, the conscience, and the will are all involved in proper obedience to God daily
A person cannot acceptably do the will of God unless his heart is in it
Christians are to discern with their heart during the Lord’s supper (1 Cor. 11:29)
Christians are to sing (Eph. 5:19; Col. 3:15-16) and give from the heart (2 Cor. 9:7)
Christians are to have their heart in Bible study and prayer
The intellect, the emotions, the conscience, and the will are all involved in proper worship to God
A person cannot acceptably worship God unless his heart is in it
Christians are to be unified in heart as they work together in the local church (Acts 2:46; 4:32)
Christians are to love one another with a pure heart fervently (1 Pet. 1:22)
The intellect, the emotions, the will, and the conscience are all involved in local church membership
A person cannot acceptably work together in the local church unless his heart is in it
You may start to avoid God’s word (Mt. 15:8)
You may start to complain (2 Cor. 9:7)
You may start to cause problems (1 Tim. 1:5-6)
You may start to get weak (Heb. 10:22-25)
You may start to follow error (Heb. 13:9)
You may start to become unstable and sin (Jas. 1:8; 4:8)
“and thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy
mind, and with all thy strength”
- Mark 12:30 -