Learning this truth changed my life! It helped me move from a place of resignation to a place of hope and passion to live differently…
Your (New) Heart Is Good (From John Eldridge- Restoration Year)
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. GALATIANS 5:24 NLT
The idea that we are ready to sin at a moment’s notice, incapable of goodness, and far from any glory is a common mind-set.
It’s also unbiblical.
The passage people think they are referring to is Romans 7:18, where Paul says, “For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing” (KJV). Notice the distinction he makes. He does not say, “There is nothing good in me. Period.” What he says is that “in my flesh dwelleth no good thing.” The flesh is the old nature, the old life, crucified with Christ. The flesh is the very thing God removed from our hearts when he circumcised them by his Spirit, as Paul explains in Galatians.
Yes, you will still battle with sin. You have to choose to live from the new heart, and your old nature doesn’t go down without a fight. But the question on the table is: Does the Bible teach that Christians are nothing but sinners – that there is nothing good in us? The answer is no! Christ lives in you. You have a new heart.
Your (new) heart is good, and that good heart is what is true about who you are.
Which version do you believe-that your heart is simply wicked, or now that Jesus Christ lives in your heart, God is giving you his holiness?
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