Heart – the will, intellect, thoughts, mind; therefore that which enables man to be rational, the spirit.

 

  1. What best describes man’s heart? (Genesis 8:21, Jeremiah 17:9)

 

 

  1. How can this condition of man’s heart be changed? (Hebrews 10:22 & 9:14, Psalms 40:8, Hebrews 8:10)

 

 

  1. What are some ways a man’s heart may deceive him?  (1 Corinthians 3:18, Obadiah 3, Galatians 6:3-4, James 1:22, 26)

 

 

 

  1. What does it mean to “harden” our hearts? (Hebrews 3:15-19, Mark 8:14-21, Deuteronomy 15:7-8)

 

 

 

  1. How can we know our hearts are right?

 

a. 1 John 3:19-21

 

 

b. 1 John 4:17-18, Romans 5:5

 

 

c. Matthew 12:34-35

 

 

  1. Does the mouth always say what’s in the heart? (Matthew 15:8)

 

 

  1. Who knows the heart of a man? (1 Samuel 16:7, Revelation 2:23, 1 Corinthians 2:11)

 

 

  1. Who knows the heart of God? (1 Corinthians 2:9-12, 16)

 

 

  1. Consider Galatians 4:6. 10. Proverbs 15:15 says, “A merry heart has a continual feast.” Why?

 

 

Memory Work: Matthew 5:8 – “Blessed are the pure in heart; for they shall see God.”