Five Ways to Landscape Your Heart
Christian growth is linked to the cultivation of the heart. How do you do heart cultivation? This article mentions five things.
Proverbs 4:23 – Pursuing a Personal Inquisition of the Heart
This article considers Solomon's instruction in Proverbs 4:23 to guard your heart.
The Widow and Her Mite
Idols of the Heart and "Vanity Fair"
Why is idolatry by far the most frequently discussed sin in the Bible? It is a problem of the heart, the chief object of God's concern since from the heart issues everything. Yet idolatry is also a social problem. This article considers the interplay between our hearts and the situation that surrounds us, and the implications this has for counselling issues.
Total Depravity: Only Evil Flowing From the Dead
The difference between a believer and unbeliever is that one has a living spiritual heart while the other has a dead spiritual heart. Total depravity means that an unbeliever's heart is evil in its nature and can only produce evil continuously.
Boys, Young Men, and Men
Purity
Purity is a rare word in our sexualized culture. What does it mean to be pure? This article defines true biblical purity and examines the standard for purity. The author then applies the concept of purity to different areas of life through the perspective of Matthew 5:8. Purity is firstly a matter of the heart.