The Bible is a book that accurately exposes human nature.

The Bible…🤔
It is a book that accurately exposes human nature.
Humans can
dress themselves beautifully on the outside and
behave in a way that makes them appear virtuous in the eyes of others.

And they may gain a good reputation and be praised.

However, God's word tells us that a person's inner self…the heart…is wicked, full of hypocrisy and lawlessness 😱
…In this world, there is nothing more insidious than the human heart.

The world is filled with malicious fraud, heinous sexual crimes, and brutal murders, and through these, we are shown how polluted what the human heart desires and how ugly the human heart is.

And the wickedness of the human heart can never be cured.
Many people believe that "people can be reformed through effort."

Or, they believe that "worldly desires can be eliminated through spiritual training."

However, the Bible denies this.

Once meat has spoiled, boiling it won't change it.
The human heart, too,
"cannot be changed."
... *Insidiousness refers to a scheming or malicious nature.
... How to fundamentally correct an insidious personality... 🤔
... There is a path to character improvement shown in the Bible...

Repent of your sins to Jesus, shed your old self,
and... learn to forgive others, just as God forgave you❗️.
...
Shalom 😀

This page archives a Morning Word message shared by Pastor Peter Sunagawa on LINE. The English prose is a translation of the Japanese source message. For Scripture wording, use the BSB link above.