The effect of the fall on the heart:
'Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.' Psalm 51:10
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'The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?' Jer 17:9
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God's promise of a new heart:
'I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.' Ez 36:26
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The result of God’s grace through the cross:
'Hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.' Rom 5:5
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'What does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth, and in your heart;” that is, the word of faith which we preach:' Rom 10:8
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'Thanks be to God, that, whereas you were slaves of sin, you became obedient from the heart to that form of teaching to which you were delivered.' Rom 6:17
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'Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.' 2 Cor 1:21-22
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'For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who has shone in our hearts; to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God that is clearly revealed in the face of Christ.' 2 Cor 4:6
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'Therefore if anyone is in Christ, that person is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.' 2 Cor 5:17
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'Because you are his children, God sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”' Gal 4:6
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'The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.' Phil 4:7
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'Let us approach God with a true and sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.' Heb 10:22
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Verses that can only be lived with a restored heart:
'You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all, being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.' 2 Cor 3:2-3
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'Each of you should give according to what you have determined in your heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.' 2 Cor 9:7
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'The purpose of my instruction is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith' 1 Tim 1:5
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