The Human Heart
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Jeremiah 17:9 (KJV) We are living in a generation that elevates feelings above truth. Culture teaches that identity is self-defined, truth is subjective, and the heart is to be trusted above all else. Yet Scripture presents a radically different reality. The Bible teaches that the greatest danger to humanity is not external circumstances, but the condition of the human heart. I. The Origin of Sin: More Than an Action To understand the human condition, we must go back to the beginning. “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Romans 5:12 (KJV) Sin did not begin with us. It entered the world through Adam, and from that moment forward, it became part of humanity’s nature. This means sin is not merely something we do. It is something we are born into. David acknowledged this reality. “Behold, I was shapen ...