Our own thoughts, desires, and reasoning are a constant source of an internal "voice." The Bible exhorts us to examine our hearts, for they can be deceptive.
Romans 7:15-23: Paul vividly describes the internal battle between the desire to do good and the flesh that leads him to do evil. This is the "voice" of our human nature in conflict with the Spirit.
Jeremiah 17:9: "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" This verse is the basis for caution regarding our own feelings and impulses.
Proverbs 14:12: "There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death." Our own logic, without God's direction, can lead us astray.
continuation - part 2
2. Our Own Voice (The Flesh, The Soul, The Heart)
Our own thoughts, desires, and reasoning are a constant source of an internal "voice." The Bible exhorts us to examine our hearts, for they can be deceptive.
Romans 7:15-23: Paul vividly describes the internal battle between the desire to do good and the flesh that leads him to do evil. This is the "voice" of our human nature in conflict with the Spirit.
Jeremiah 17:9: "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" This verse is the basis for caution regarding our own feelings and impulses.
Proverbs 14:12: "There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death." Our own logic, without God's direction, can lead us astray.
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