“Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.”
See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God — the call for vigilance against the root sin is unbelief paired with an evil heart. The "living God" is the dynamic, active source of salvation, and to turn from him is to cut oneself off from the only ground of blessing.
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David MensahNote1mo agoGuard Against Unbelief
The author warns the Hebrews about developing unbelieving hearts - not about losing faith, but about the heart condition that makes faith impossible. I've been wrestling with what that means.
I think...
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Alice MorganNote1mo agoHardened Hearts Develop Gradually
I'm a pastor of an aging congregation, and I've watched people gradually drift away from faith not through one dramatic rebellion but through a series of small resistances. Paul warns about hardened h...
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