{"id":61,"date":"2018-04-13T06:47:54","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T11:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/?page_id=61"},"modified":"2018-09-08T06:58:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-08T11:58:02","slug":"heart","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/hear\/study\/hidden-mysteries\/heart\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STUDY TIP: See <a href=\"https:\/\/website-03399378.phw.pfz.mybluehost.me\/obey\/commandments\/third-commandment\/\">Third Commandment<\/a> for understanding of God&#8217;s\u00a0 name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THE PLACE WHERE GOD WILL PLACE HIS NAME<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Religions wrongly teach that <a href=\"https:\/\/website-03399378.phw.pfz.mybluehost.me\/hear\/study\/hidden-mysteries\/symbols-signs-types-allegories-parables-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/tabernacles-temples-altars-high-places-and-pilgrimages\/\">temples, tabernacles, shrines, altars<\/a> and other special meeting places are sacred, holy places where they can expect to have a personal encounter with God. This belief allows religious leaders to hold meetings, services, revivals, conferences and other kinds of gatherings in almost any physical location. And this belief encourages religious people of all religions to go to these places with the expectation that God will spiritually bless people who go there to meet him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=genesis+13:3-4;+genesis+19:27;+genesis+21:31;+genesis+22:1-14;+genesis+28:11;+genesis+28:16-19;+genesis+32:1-30;+genesis+33:17;+genesis+35:1-15;+exodus+3:1-5;+exodus+16:29;+exodus+20:24;+exodus+23:20;+exodus+33:21;+leviticus+4;+leviticus+6;+leviticus+7;+leviticus+10:13-19;+leviticus+14:13-45;+leviticus+16:24;+leviticus+24:9\">many Biblical references to places where people have personal encounters with God<\/a>, it is not surprising that these religious beliefs exist. Furthermore, because of scriptures that instruct people to bring tithes and offerings to the place where God will place his name, it is not surprising that religion is usually conducted in buildings. It all happens because people interpret the Bible <a href=\"https:\/\/website-03399378.phw.pfz.mybluehost.me\/literal-or-symbolic-interpretation\/\">literally &#8212; not symbolically<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STUDY TIP: See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/sacrifices-tithes-and-offerings\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">Sacrifices, Tithes and Offerings and\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/sacrifices-tithes-and-offerings\/2593-2\">Tithes\u00a0<\/a>for more about the place where God wants tithes and offerings to be brought.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The truth is that God is very clear about the place where he causes his name to dwell and it is not in physical places. Consider the scriptures that confirm the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=numbers+5:1-3;+numbers+35:34;+zechariah+2:10-11\">God dwells in the midst of his people.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God&#8217;s home is in the heart of his people (i.e. heaven).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=matthew+13:24-51;+matthew+18:23-36;+matthew+20:1-16;+matthew+22:1-14\">kingdom of heaven where God lives is a place which is explained in the spiritual meaning of parables.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=isaiah+66:1;+matthew+5:34;+acts+7:49;+hebrews+8:1;+psalm+113:5-6;+psalm+123:1;+matthew+6:9;+2-chronicles+18:18;+psalm+103:19;+isaiah+63:15\">kingdom is in heaven (i.e. heart of his people).<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/daniel\/7-27.html\">God&#8217;s eternal kingdom will never be destroyed<\/a>. Physical buildings can be destroyed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Unlike physical buildings, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=matthew+5:3;+matthew+5:20;+matthew+7:21-23;+matthew+13:11;+matthew+18:3;+matthew+19:14;+matthew+19:23;+matthew+23:13\">kingdom of heaven is not open to all people.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=1-kings+8:30-49;+psalm+33:13-14;+isaiah+66:1;+matthew+5:34;+acts+7:49;+hebrews+8:1;+psalm+113:5-6;+psalm+123:1;+matthew+6:9;+2-chronicles+18:18;+psalm+103:19;+isaiah+63:15\">The throne from which God rules (e.g. hears the petitions of his people, judges right from wrong, teaches the right way to live, forgives, etc.) his kingdom is in heaven.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God lives in a secret place (i.e. heart of his people).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=acts+7:48-49;+hebrews+9:11;+hebrews+9:24;+2-samuel+7:5-8;+2-chronicles+6:16-18;+2-corinthians+5:1;+mark+14:58\">God does not live in buildings made by human hands<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=exodus+33:12-17;+deuteronomy+14:23;+psalm+140:13\">presence is embodied in his name<\/a> (i.e. character).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">If we stop to think about the fact that God is spirit, we will realize that it only makes sense that a spiritual being is not confined by a physical place. Rather, his home must be in a spiritual place (i.e. heart).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Since spirits are not confined by physical space, we still have a problem trying to understand where God causes his name to dwell. Is it anywhere in particular, or is it everywhere in general as some people think? Maybe it is or maybe it is not, but that question is immaterial. What matters is that<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+hebrews+8:8-12\"> God&#8217;s name (i.e. character as represented in his laws) exists only in the hearts of people.<\/a> It is not represented in stones or buildings or any other physical object whether natural or man-made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">So, to understand where God lives we must first put away all of these worldly notions about where God lives and look at what the Bible says:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=1-corinthians+13:1-10;+1-john+4:8;+1-john+4:16;+galatians+5:22-23;+genesis+22:13-14;+exodus+15:26;+exodus+17:8-15;+judges+6:24;+jeremiah+23:6;+psalm+23:1;+ezekiel+48:35;+zephaniah+3:17;+psalm+78:35;+2-samuel+22:3;+psalm+7:1\">name reflects his character<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\/model-warriors#godscharacteristics\">God&#8217;s characteristics are all spiritual<\/a>. They cannot be seen or touched or manipulated in any way. They cannot be represented in anything physical &#8212; whether natural or man-made.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=acts+7:48-50;+isaiah+66:1;+acts+17:24;+2-corinthians+5:1;+2-samuel+7:5-7;+hebrews+9:11\">God does not live in houses made by the hands of men.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/two-covenants-part-2\/7#godspeaksfromcloud\">God lives in and speaks from a spiritual cloud <\/a>&#8212; not in physical clouds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Finally, we are forced to conclude that God&#8217;s name\/character is embodied in his laws. We learn this from the following logic:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+4:29;+deuteronomy+4:39;+deuteronomy+5:29;+deuteronomy+6:1-6;+deuteronomy+8:1-2;+deuteronomy+10:12;+deuteronomy+11:13;+deuteronomy+26:16;+deuteronomy+29:1-4;+psalm+37:31;+jeremiah+31:31-34;+jeremiah+32:40;+1-thessalonians+4:9;+1-john+2:27;+john+14:11-17;+john+14:26;+1-corinthians+2:12;+hebrews+8:10-11\">writes his laws in the hearts of New Covenant disciples<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God&#8217;s home is in the hearts of his people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+hebrews+8:10-11;+ezekiel+11:14-20;+jeremiah+32:40;+1-thessalonians+4:9;+1-john+2:27;+john+14:11-17;+john+14:26;+john+16:13;+1-corinthians+2:12;+psalm+143:10;+luke+12:11-12\">laws are written in our hearts, we will know God.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The place where God places his character\/name is in the hearts of New Covenant disciples.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><!--nextpage--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>BUILDINGS ARE NOT THE PLACE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">God has made it very clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=acts+7:48-49;+hebrews+9:11;+hebrews+9:24;+2-samuel+7:5-8;+2-chronicles+6:16-18;+2-corinthians+5:1;+mark+14:58\">he does not live in buildings made by human hands. <\/a>And he has also made it clear that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=1-corinthians+3:16;+1-corinthians+6:19;+ephesians+2:19-22;+1-peter+2:4-5;+revelation+21:3;+numbers+35:34;+numbers+5:3;+1-kings+8:30-49;+psalm+40:8;+john+14:23;+2-corinthians+6:16;+ephesians+3:14-19;+1-john+2:24;+revelation+3:20\">he dwells in the midst (i.e. inner parts) of his people whom he calls his house<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STUDY TIP: See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/tabernacles-temples-altars-high-places-and-pilgrimages\">Tabernacles, Temples, Altars, High Places and Pilgrimages<\/a> for more about the place where God lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Nevertheless, religions insist on building fancy structures which they wrongly represent as God&#8217;s house. And they proudly promise that visitors to these buildings will have some kind of encounter with God there because he lives there, or at least visits there regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is no mystery that religions maintain this myth about God&#8217;s house. If they could not promise that encounters\u00a0 with God happen there, they could not attract visitors who will come and pay good money to have such encounters. It is all part of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-commerce\">business of religion.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STUDY TIP: See<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-commerce\/examples-of-business-and-commerce-in-religion\">\u00a0Examples of Business and Commerce in Religion <\/a>and<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-commerce\/examples-of-business-and-commerce-in-religion\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-commerce\/jesus-and-the-money-changers-in-the-temple-2\">Jesus and the Money-Changers in the Temple<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">for more about the business of religion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><!--nextpage--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>PAGAN RELIGIONS GO TO PHYSICAL PLACES TO ENCOUNTER GOD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Many times <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=exodus+23:20-27;+deuteronomy+7:16;+deuteronomy+12:29-32;+deuteronomy+18:9;+leviticus+18:3;+leviticus+18:30;+leviticus+20:22-26;+2-kings+17:7-13;+2-kings+21:1-2;+ezra+9:10-15;+jeremiah+10:2;+jeremiah+44:2-8;+ezekiel+11:1-12\">God warned his people not to follow the customs of religious nations<\/a>. One common feature of all pagan religions is the temple where idols were set up for people to come and worship. Despite these clear warnings, Jews and Christians insist on designing physical structures for worship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STUDY TIP: See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/egypt-and-babylon\">Egypt, Babylon and Canaan <\/a>for understanding of ancient pagan religious practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The lesson here for Jews, Christians and Muslims is that their affections for religious places is the same as the affections that pagan religions had for all of their temples and high places.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><!--nextpage--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>THE HEART IS THE PLACE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Encounters with God happen in only one place: the heart of New Covenant disciples. The heart is the place where all spiritual activity occurs as we see in the following table:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a id=\"goodpureheart\"><\/a>Characteristics of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+51:10;+acts+15:8-9;+psalm+24:3-4;+psalm+73:1;+matthew+5:8;+1-timothy+1:1-5;+2-timothy+2:22;+hebrews+10:21-22\">Clean, Pure Heart<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+jeremiah+32:40;+1-thessalonians+4:9;+1-john+2:27;+john+14:11-17;+john+14:26;+1-corinthians+2:12;+hebrews+8:10-11;+isaiah+51:7\">The heart is the place where God writes his laws.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+29:1-4;+isaiah+6:9-10;+ezekiel+12:2;+matthew+13:14-19;+acts+28:26-27;+mark+8:17\">heart is the place where we hear and understand God&#8217;s spoken word<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/john\/passage\/?q=john+4:21-24\">heart\/spirit<\/a> is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+4:21-24;+philippians+3:2-3\">place where we worship God.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is symbolically called heaven.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is God&#8217;s home, heaven,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=exodus+26:33-34;+leviticus+16:1-3;+leviticus+16:16-33;+1-kings+6:16;+1-kings+8:1-6;+1-chronicles+6:49;+2-chronicles+3:1-10;+2-chronicles+5:1-7;+1-chronicles+22:19;+psalm+28:1-2;+hebrews+9:1-12;+hebrews+9:25;+hebrews+10:19;+hebrews+13:11\"> God&#8217;s sanctuary, the Most Holy Place where his covenant (i.e. laws) are established.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is symbolically called the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+31:9;+joshua+3;+1-kings+6:19;+1-kings+8:1-21;+1-chronicles+22:19;+2-chronicles+5:1-10;+hebrews+9:1-4;+revelation+11:19\"> &#8220;ark of the covenant&#8221; where God&#8217;s laws (i.e. tablets) rest<\/a> when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+hebrews+8:8-12\">God writes his laws on the hearts of New Covenant disciples<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+31:31-34;+hebrews+8:10-11\">The heart is the place where we see God face to face, learn to know him and wrestle with him.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+14:1;+john+14:27;+proverbs+12:25\">treasure God&#8217;s spoken word.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/john\/14-27.html\">heart is the place where we experience peace<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=psalm+119:111;+jeremiah+15:16;+psalm+19:8;+psalm+16:9;+psalm+28:7;+psalm+32:11;+psalm+97:11;+psalm+4:7;+2-chronicles+7:10;+zephaniah+3:14;+acts+2:26\">The heart is the place where we experience joy and gladness<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+32:40;+1-thessalonians+4:9;+1-john+2:27;+john+14:11-17;+john+14:26;+1-corinthians+2:12\">The heart is the place where God&#8217;s spirit speaks to us and teaches us about God.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=2-chronicles+15:12;+deuteronomy+4:29;+deuteronomy+12:5;+psalm+119:1-2;+jeremiah+29:13;+1-chronicles+16:10;+1-chronicles+22:19;+2-chronicles+12:14;+2-chronicles+19:3;+2-chronicles+30:18-19;+psalm+27:8\">heart is the place where we seek God.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+10:12;+deuteronomy+11:13;+deuteronomy+28:15-47;+joshua+22:5;+1-chronicles+28:9\">heart is the place where we serve God<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Biblical references to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=tent+of+meeting&amp;t=nas&amp;c=all\">Tent of Meeting,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=tabernacle+of+moses&amp;t=nas&amp;c=all\">Tabernacle of Moses<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon%27s_Temple\">Solomon&#8217;s Temple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=isaiah+16:5;+amos+9:11;+acts+15:16\">Tabernacle, tent, booth of David<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=genesis+12:8;+genesis+13:3;+genesis+28:19;+genesis+31:13;+genesis+35:1;+genesis+35:3;+genesis+35:6;+genesis+35:8;+genesis+35:15-16;+joshua+7:2;+joshua+8:9;+joshua+8:12;+joshua+8:17;+joshua+12:9;+joshua+12:16;+joshua+16:1-2;+joshua+18:13;+joshua+18:22;+judges+1:22-23;+judges+4:5;+judges+20:18;+judges+20:26;+judges+20:31;+judges+21:2;+judges+21:19\">Bethel<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/prayer\/prayer-2\/public-prayer\/#mountainofgod\">Mountain of God<\/a>, and other physical locations where people had encounters with God, all symbolically point to the hearts of people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the table where we eat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/breadfood-and-wine#goodspiritualfood\">Good Spiritual Food<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=1-samuel+16:1-7;+1-kings+8:39;+1-chronicles+28:9;+2-chronicles+32:31;+psalm+26:2;+luke+16:15;+jeremiah+17:10;+jeremiah+20:12;+john+2:24-25;+acts+1:24;+matthew+22:35-37;+deuteronomy+6:1-5;+matthew+22:37;+mark+12:30;+luke+10:27;+deuteronomy+4:29;+deuteronomy+10:12\">the part of us that God looks at, tests and judges.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=nehemiah+1:1-9;+exodus+20:24;+deuteronomy+12:1-5;+deuteronomy+12:10-13;+deuteronomy+14:23-24;+deuteronomy+16:1-16;+deuteronomy+23:16;+deuteronomy+26:1-2;+1-kings+8:20-43;+2-chronicles+6:19-33;+psalm+74:7;+isaiah+18:7;+isaiah+30:27;+isaiah+57:15;+ezekiel+43:1-7;+2-chronicles+7:11-16\">place where God causes his name\/character to dwell<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the part of us that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+15:3;+john+17:17;+ephesians+5:26\">cleansed by God&#8217;s spoken word<\/a> so that it becomes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/ceb\/passage\/?q=psalm+51:10;+psalm+24:3-4;+psalm+73:1;+matthew+5:8;+1-timothy+1:1-5;+2-timothy+2:22;+hebrews+10:21-22\">clean and pure<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=numbers+11:29;+isaiah+42:1;+isaiah+59:21;+ezekiel+36:27;+ezekiel+37:14;+matthew+12:18\">place where God places his spirit<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where God&#8217;s spirit teaches us how to interpret and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=isaiah+6:10;+matthew+13:15;+john+12:40;+acts+28:27\">understand<\/a> the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\" haspopup=\"true\">MYSTERY <\/a>found in Biblical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/lexicons\/hebrew\/nas\/mowpheth.html\">symbols<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/lexicons\/greek\/kjv\/parabole.html\">parables<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studylight.org\/dictionaries\/ved\/s\/sign.html\">signs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studylight.org\/lexicons\/greek\/5179.html\">types<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/lexicons\/greek\/nas\/allegoreo.html\">allegories<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studylight.org\/dictionaries\/ved\/c\/copy.html\">copies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studylight.org\/lexicons\/greek\/4639.html\">shadows<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=1-samuel+12:24;+1-kings+2:1-4;+1-kings+3:6;+2-kings+20:3;+psalm+15:1-2;+proverbs+3:1-3;+isaiah+38:1-3;+1-john+3:19\">heart is the place where truth resides<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart\/spirit is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/tabernacles-temples-altars-high-places-and-pilgrimages\/5\">altar<\/a> where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+51:16-17;+1-kings+12:27;+exodus+20:24;+exodus+25:1-2;+exodus+35:21;+isaiah+29:13-14;+psalm+34:18;+psalm+147:3;+isaiah+61:1;+leviticus+4;+leviticus+6;+leviticus+7\">spiritual sacrifices and offerings are made.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+14:22-23;+deuteronomy+26:1-2;+malachi+3:10\">storehouse to which offerings and tithes are brought.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+9:1;+psalm+86:12;+psalm+119:7;+psalm+28:7;+psalm+111:1;+psalm+138:1;+ephesians+5:18-19;+1-corinthians+14:15;+job+29:13;+isaiah+65:14;+psalm+30:11-12;+psalm+32:11;+psalm+57:7;+psalm+108:1;+zephaniah+3:14\">heart is the place where we sing spiritual songs, praise, and give thanks to God<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/deuteronomy\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+16:15-16\">place where feasts are observed<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+5:29;+deuteronomy+6:1-5;+deuteronomy+11:13;+joshua+22:5;+1-samuel+12:20-24;+matthew+22:37;+mark+12:30;+luke+10:27;+deuteronomy+4:29;+deuteronomy+10:12;+john+17:22-27;+1-john+3:17;+john+15:10;+psalm+86:11;+jeremiah+32:39;+proverbs+23:17\">place where we show our love for God, serve him and fear him.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/1-peter\/1-22.html\">heart is the place where we love one another<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart\/spirit is the place where we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/search\/?s=bibles&amp;q=minister+priest*&amp;t=nas&amp;c=all\">minister to God as priests.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/2-chronicles\/passage\/?q=2-chronicles+7:11-16\">heart\/spirit is the place where we pray and where God&#8217;s heart and eyes are<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/rsv\/deuteronomy\/10-16.html\">heart is what is spiritually circumcised<\/a> by God.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+3:1-7;+numbers+11:29;+isaiah+42:1;+isaiah+59:21;+ezekiel+36:27;+ezekiel+37:14;+matthew+12:18;+1-peter+1:22-25\">heart\/spirit is that part of us which experiences new spiritual life <\/a>in people who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=acts+3:19;+ezekiel+14:6;+ezekiel+18:30-32;+nehemiah+1:8-9;+isaiah+55:6-7;+luke+13:1-3;+acts+8:22;+revelation+3:19;+revelation+9:20-21;+revelation+16:10-11\">repent <\/a>for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/two-covenantspart1\/5\">practicing Old Covenant religion and become New Covenant disciples<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It is worth noting that all of the characteristics of a clean, pure heart are essentially invisible to everyone except God who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=1-samuel+16:7;+luke+16:15;+jeremiah+17:10;+psalm+44:20-21;+proverbs+15:11;+1-chronicles+28:9;+2-chronicles+6:28-31;+psalm+44:21;+acts+1:24;+1-kings+8:39;+proverbs+21:2;+romans+8:27;+romans+10:5-8;+1-timothy+1:3-5;+2-timothy+2:22;+hebrews+10:19-22;+deuteronomy+30:11-14\">knows our hearts.<\/a> It is also true, however, that the overflow of our hearts is evident to others as good works which include, but are not limited to, the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Represent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\/model-warriors\/#godscharacteristics\">God&#8217;s character<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\/model-warriors\">Fight to set captives free from religion.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Function as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/people\/true-prophets\">True Prophet.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=deuteronomy+12;+deuteronomy+20;+numbers+21:1-3;+numbers+31:1-18;+numbers+32;+numbers+33:50-56;+deuteronomy+9;+joshua+7:1-15;+joshua+9;+joshua+11;+joshua+23;+judges+2:11-23;+1-samuel+15:10-26;+deuteronomy+7:1-6;+deuteronomy+31:1-8;+zechariah+12:9;+jeremiah+1:10;+jeremiah+51:15-23\">Tear down religious idols and high places.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/rsv\/matthew\/passage\/?q=matthew+25:31-41\"> Feed the spiritually hungry, clothe the spiritually poor, visit religious prisoners and make disciples.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=leviticus+19:18;+matthew+22:35-40;+matthew+19:19;+galatians+5:14;+mark+12:28-33;+luke+10:25-27;+romans+13:8-10;+james+2:8\">Love God and others.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/study\">study<\/a> to learn more of God&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\">mysteries<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/teach\">teach<\/a> others what God teaches us.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When all of the above characteristics are present in the hearts and activities of any person, and when that person otherwise rejects all of the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/two-covenantspart1\/5\"> principles that characterize Defiled Religion that others can observe in favor of Pure Religion that only God can observe,<\/a> that person may be said to be a New Covenant disciple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It must also be said that people in whom these characteristics are present have God&#8217;s name (i.e. character) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/6#spirituallaws\">spiritual laws<\/a> written on their hearts. This is how they qualify for status as a New Covenant disciple.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But, the heart is not always a positive place as we see in the following scriptures:<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a id=\"evilimpureheart\"><\/a>Characteristics of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/rsv\/passage\/?q=genesis+6:5;+genesis+8:21;+1-samuel+17:28;+job+15:35;+psalm+101:4;+psalm+140:1-2;+psalm+141:4;+proverbs+6:13-18;+proverbs+12:20;+proverbs+26:23;+ecclesiastes+8:11;+jeremiah+3:17;+jeremiah+4:14;+jeremiah+11:8;+jeremiah+13:10;+jeremiah+18:12;+zechariah+7:9-10;+matthew+12:34;+luke+6:45\">Evil, Impure Heart<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+17:9-10;+proverbs+12:20;+jeremiah+9:6\">heart is the part of us that is deceived<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-not-faith\/religion-is-deception\">religion <\/a>and by lies that other people tell us.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+78:37;+leviticus+19:17;+deuteronomy+15:9;+psalm+119:11;+proverbs+20:9;+proverbs+21:4;+jeremiah+17:1;+zechariah+8:17;+romans+6:17;+2-peter+2:1-19;+ecclesiastes+9:3;+matthew+15:18-20;+genesis+6:5-6;+luke+6:45\">we sin and where evil resides.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+78:8;+psalm+78:37\">break our covenant with God.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ezekiel+14:1-11;+ezekiel+44:10-12;+ezekiel+20:1-8;+ezekiel+20:13-16;+ezekiel+11:21\">listen to the teachings of idols.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the table where we eat <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/breadfood-and-wine#evilsoulishfood\">Evil, Soulish Food<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/passage\/?q=matthew+12:34;+matthew+13:15;+matthew+15:18-19;+matthew+18:35;+mark+7:21-22;+luke+6:45;+proverbs+15:28\">Evil speech comes out of the heart<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=john+14:1;+john+14:27;+proverbs+12:25\">Hearts can be troubled, fearful and anxious.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=2-chronicles+32:26;+isaiah+9:9;+2-corinthians+5:12;+proverbs+23:17\">heart is the place in us where pride, envy and greed resides<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where we<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=romans+12:3;+romans+11:20;+romans+12:16\"> think we are better than others.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">We <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=leviticus+19:17;+psalm+105:25\">hate in our hearts<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where we harbor<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/james\/3-14.html\"> bitterness, jealousy and selfish ambition.<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where we practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/psalms\/78-37.html\">unfaithfulness<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/jeremiah\/23-17.html\">stubbornness<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the source of<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/galatians\/passage\/?q=galatians+5:19-21\"><span id=\"ga5-19\" class=\"versetext\"> impurity, licentiousness,\u00a0<\/span><span id=\"ga5-20\" class=\"versetext\">idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party spirit, <\/span><span id=\"ga5-21\" class=\"versetext\"> envy, drunkenness and carousing.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the source of <span class=\"verse\"><span id=\"verse-19\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/rsv\/passage\/?q=matthew+15:19;+mark+7:21\">evil thoughts, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness and slander.<\/a><span id=\"verse-21\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The heart is the place where we practice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/rsv\/galatians\/5-26.html\"><span class=\"verse-26\"> self-conceit,\u00a0 provoking of one another and envy of one another.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=exodus+9:34;+exodus+10:1;+joshua+11:20;+1-samuel+6:6;+isaiah+63:17;+zechariah+7:12;+matthew+13:15;+matthew+19:8;+mark+6:52;+mark+8:17;+john+12:40;+acts+28:27;+romans+11:7;+ephesians+4:18;+deuteronomy+15:7;+psalm+95:8;+exodus+17:2-7;+numbers+20:13\">Hearts can be hardened and calloused by God or by people who choose not to hear God&#8217;s voice<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=jeremiah+7:1-17;+1-kings+9:6-9;+1-samuel+4:19-22\">God may not always make his home there<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/1-kings\/passage\/?q=1-kings+9:6-9\">God&#8217;s home (i.e. heart) may be destroyed<\/a> but it will also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=ezra+1:5;+ezra+2:68;+ezra+3:8-9;+ezra+5:2;+matthew+26:61;+mark+14:58;+mark+15:29;+john+2:19;+jeremiah+1:10\">be restored<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STUDY TIP: See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/death-resurrection-life\/9#hiddenlifeheart\">HIDDEN LIFE OF OUR HEART<\/a> for more about the heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Because these characteristics of the heart are not consistent with God&#8217;s character (i.e. name), it must be said that people in whom these characteristics reside are not New Covenant disciples. Rather, they are Old\/First Covenant religionists who observe <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/6#religiouslaws\">religious laws<\/a>. This is true for practitioners of any religion (including Jews, Christians, and Muslims) and for those who practice no religion at all. It is also true for people who who do not even believe in God because even unbelievers still observe their own <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/6#personallaws\">personal laws<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/6#householdlaws\">household laws<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/6#civillaws\">civil laws,<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/the-law\/6#institutionallaws\"> institutional laws <\/a>which are all created by people who may or may not claim to have been inspired by God when they created those laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What people who make laws of one kind or another claim about the source of their inspiration makes no difference to God and should not be a matter of concern for anyone who follows the laws which they have created. Sometimes these human laws are consistent with God&#8217;s spiritual laws, but generally they are not.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Generally, we want to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/gods-written-word-and-gods-spoken-voice\/literal-or-symbolic-interpretation-part-1\"> interpret scripture&#8217;s symbolic meaning.<\/a> However, the scripture that says the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/jeremiah\/17-9.html\">heart is deceptive and sick beyond cure <\/a>is one of those scriptures that may be interpreted literally. We can also easily understand scriptures that say <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=1-samuel+16:7;+luke+16:15;+jeremiah+17:10;+psalm+44:20-21;+proverbs+15:11;+1-chronicles+28:9;+2-chronicles+6:28-31;+psalm+44:21;+acts+1:24;+1-kings+8:39;+proverbs+21:2;+romans+8:27;+romans+10:5-8;+1-timothy+1:3-5;+2-timothy+2:22;+hebrews+10:19-22;+deuteronomy+30:11-14\">only God knows our hearts<\/a>. That means also that we do not know our own hearts the way God knows them. Thus we don&#8217;t know when any of the above negative aspects of our hearts are at work. That is why we are dependent on God to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/nas\/passage\/?q=psalm+139:23-24;+psalm+51:7-12;+job+31:6;+psalm+26:2;+psalm+17:3;+ezekiel+18:31\">show us what is in our hearts so we might know our hearts the way God knows them.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The process begins when God tests our hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">STUDY TIP: See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/mystery\/symbols-signs-types-copies-shadows-and-patterns\/death-resurrection-life\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">Death, Resurrection and New Life, <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/religion\/religion-is-the-enemy\/gods-at-war\">DISCIPLINE THROUGH CONFLICT<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/study\/study-for-discipline\/test-yourself\">Examine Yourself<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewaywesee.com\/religiondetoxnetwork\/study\/study-for-discipline\">Study for Discipline.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STUDY TIP: See Third Commandment for understanding of God&#8217;s\u00a0 name. THE PLACE WHERE GOD WILL PLACE HIS NAME Religions wrongly teach that temples, tabernacles, shrines, altars and other special meeting places are sacred, holy places where they can expect to <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/hear\/study\/hidden-mysteries\/heart\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":71,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-61","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":778,"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/61\/revisions\/778"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thewaywesee.com\/godsvoice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}