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What Does The Bible Say About The Heart? RRC Bible Study with Pastor Dennis Martin

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"The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways."

1. RRC Bible Study Podcast frames Pastor Dennis Martin's teaching around the question, "What does the Bible say about the heart?" 2. Dennis Martin is the pastor and teacher here, and Restoration Revival Church of God in Christ is the setting for his Bible study. 3. The episode asks whether the heart should be trusted, because Scripture describes it as more than emotion or feeling. 4. Martin begins with Jeremiah 17:9-10 and says the heart is "deceitful above all things" and "desperately wicked." 5. He compares the King James Version with the Message Bible and the NIV to show how different translations describe the same warning. 6. He says the biblical heart can mean the mind, understanding, affections, consciousness, or the whole soul. 7. Martin warns that "following my heart" can lead to wrong decisions when emotions are governing the person. 8. He turns to Deuteronomy 30:17 and says a heart that turns away can stop hearing God and drift toward other gods. 9. He uses 1 Kings 11:4 to show Solomon's heart being turned away by his wives after other gods. 10. He cites 2 Chronicles 12:14 and says a person can "do evil" by not preparing the heart to seek the Lord. 11. Martin says Psalm 66:18 warns, "If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me." 12. He argues that outward religious clothing cannot cover a heart that still holds evil motives. 13. Psalm 95:8-10 is used to say, "Harden not your heart," and to describe a generation that grieved God for "40 years." 14. Martin applies that warning to the church and asks whether God could still be grieved with people today. 15. He returns to Proverbs 3:5 and says to "trust in the Lord with all thine heart," not with divided confidence. 16. Proverbs 14:14 becomes his sharpest warning when he says, "The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own ways." 17. He uses Joel 2:12-13 to say, "turn ye even to me with all your heart" and "rend your hearts, and not your garments." 18. Martin's tone is urgent and instructional, with repeated Bible readings, direct address, and calls to self-examination. 19. Listeners who want Pentecostal-style Bible teaching on motives and holiness will find this episode useful. 20. Listeners who want a light discussion or short devotional summary may skip it.

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