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NASB | Jeremiah 17:9 ¶ "The heart is more deceitful than all else And is desperately sick; Who can understand it? |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 17:9 ¶ "The heart is deceitful above all things And it is extremely sick; Who can understand it fully and know its secret motives? [Matt 13:15-17; Mark 7:21-23; Eph 4:20-24] |
Bible Question:
Hebrews uses the words "Fall Away" in chapter 6. Paul also used the words fall away. My question is how do we determine if a person is really saved and backsliden or just a person who was not genuinely saved? justme |
Bible Answer: Dear justme, Jeremiah 17:9,10: 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Romans 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. You ask the question like you believe you can really tell who is saved and who isn’t. The truth is, you can’t, for you cannot possibly know another’s heart, that is an attribute of God and we are simply not capable. We are called to preach the Gospel, to every creature, not just those who we may think are lost, because again in part, we know not their heart. Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 2Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. Stand in His grace, WOS |