What's the Shape of Your Heart, 2
July 7, 2008
The world says that man is basically good at heart. But the Bible teaches that "the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked." Can the heart be purified, and if so, how?
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Skip Heitzig is in the studio for a "First Friday" interview with Lieutenant General Jerry Boykin, a Christian leader who served as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, and as a Delta Force commander.
July 4, 2008
Man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart. What does the Bible mean when it refers to your heart? Is it the emotions, or is it more than that?
July 3, 2008
How do we show mercy? Mercy is more than feeling bad for someone; that's just sloppy sentimentality. What are the ways we can imitate the mercy of God in a tangible way?
July 2, 2008
How can God be both just and merciful at the same time? If He is just, He punishes you for your sin; if He is merciful, He doesn't. How do these two traits of God come together?
July 1, 2008
A hunger for righteousness is a desire for a right standing before God. Those with this desire won't try to escape the world, and they won't feel intimidated by it. And God promises they will be filled.
June 30, 2008
What are you passionate about? In the Beatitudes, the hunger for righteousness speaks of an intense, all--consuming passion, like Moses asking to see God's glory, or like Paul's plea, "Oh, that I might know Him."
June 27, 2008
Jesus promises that the meek will be blessed, and that they will inherit the earth. But beyond that, meekness is necessary for us to witness effectively to the world, and for the church to function smoothly.
June 26, 2008
Meekness is not weakness or timidity; it is power that is kept under control. Jesus had been given all power by the Father, yet he said, "I am meek and lowly in heart." And He is the one who washed the disciples' feet.
June 25, 2008
The Beatitude "Blessed are those who mourn" reminds us of the story of the Pharisee and the tax collector. The Pharisee pridefully exalted himself. But the tax collector mourned over his sins, and he was forgiven.
June 24, 2008
When Jesus said, "Blessed are the poor in spirit," he was describing the right attitude toward our own righteousness. To be poor in spirit is to recognize that you are spiritually bankrupt before God.
June 23, 2008
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