• Ezekiel 36:25-27
    Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.
     
  • 2 Corinthians 5:17-18
    Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation,
     
  • Ephesians 2:2
    in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience,
     
  • Ephesians 4:22-24
    that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
     
  • Galatians 6:15
    For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation.
     
  • 1 John 3:2-3
    Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
     
  • Jeremiah 31:33
    But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put My law in their minds, and write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
     
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Resources

The Will To Change

Sermonette by Joseph B. Baity

Like the fable of the scorpion who stings the frog carrying him, our carnal nature is set, causing us to act in destructive ways. Repentance begins with changed thinking.


Are We Ready for Change?

Article by Bill Onisick

God evaluates our hearts and desires us to be in His Family, yet He insists on a profound transformation before we can join Him. This transformation centers on a change of heart, the most critical change we must undertake. Our lifelong experiences have shaped our hearts and minds, forming deep-seated habits and behaviors that …


Achieving the Desires of Our Hearts

Sermonette by David F. Maas

God's promise to give us the desires of our heart is contingent upon delighting ourselves in Him, changing our hearts to be in alignment with His attributes.


Preparing Your Heart

Sermon by John O. Reid

The heart, as depicted in Scripture, represents the core of our being, encompassing our thoughts, emotions, and actions. It is the seat of life and the focus of Jesus Christ's examination of us. A change of heart signifies a profound transformation, a shift in mind and nature to reflect God's character completely. This …


The Pure in Heart

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The concept of a change of heart is central to the spiritual journey of seeing God. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God, as stated in Matthew 5:8, emphasizes the necessity of inner purity. The Greek word for pure, kataros , means clean, without stain or blemish, and metaphorically implies being guiltless, …


What Is Real Conversion? (Part Two)

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Conversion begins with repentance, baptism, and the receipt of the Holy Spirit, marking the point at which God changes a person from an old life of sin to a completely new one in Christ. This initial change does not complete the transformation but initiates a lifelong process of continued conversion toward perfection. The …


Sovereignty, Election, and Grace (Part Six)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The change of heart forms an essential element in God's ongoing work of transforming believers into the image of His Son. God initiates this renewal by sprinkling clean water to cleanse from all filthiness and idols, then giving a new heart and putting a new spirit within so that the stony heart is removed and replaced with a …


What True Repentance Is

Sermonette by Clyde Finklea

Repentance doesn't just involve the negative aspect of removing sin and bad actions but turning towards righteousness and willful good actions.



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