It's a Matter of the Heart
Text: Jer. 17:9; Mk. 7:21-22; Ecc. 9:3 Preface Acknowledgement Introduction I. The Heart is Full of Wickedness (Ecc. 9:3) A. Sin resides within people's heart (v. 3a) 1. Every evil though and deeds springs from within out of the sinfulnesss of people's heart. (Jer. 17:9) 2. The deceitfulness of people's heart is to deceive others. (2 Tim. 3:13) B. The insanity of the sinfulness of people's heart (v. 3b) 1. Treacherous. 2. Murders. 3. Malice. II. The Nature of the Deceitfulness of the Heart (Jer. 17:9) A. Eph. 4:14. B. 2 Cor. 4:1-2; 3-4. C. 2 Cor. 11:3. III. Sin Precedes from Within Out of the Heart (Mk. 7:21a) A. The expression of the heart (v. 21) 1. That which springs from the sinful heart of people (v. 21b) a. Moral vice. ...