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This Week

In attempting to build a model of a process that is immaterial, such a model may be useful but have limitations. What are some of the ways such a model of the “heart” might be useful? What limitations do you see?. Lesson Plan. This Week.

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This Week

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  1. In attempting to build a model of a process that is immaterial, such a model may be useful but have limitations. What are some of the ways such a model of the “heart” might be useful? What limitations do you see?

  2. Lesson Plan This Week I. Attempt to create a “model” to aid us in our understanding of the role of the heart in interpreting experience.

  3. Lesson Plan This Week II. Reveal the key to controlling, directing & influencing what occurs within the heart.

  4. I. Heart Summary (review) • 1. Heart has come to stand for the of the moral, spiritual, intellectual life of man. center

  5. I. Heart Summary (review) reservoir of memory • 2. The heart contains the about one’s predispositions, feelings, attitudes, beliefs, values, affections, life experience and history concerning a thing, person or situation.

  6. I. Heart Summary (review) • 3. Every interpretation of experience passes through the heart; thus, one’s understanding of a situation is • Prov 23:7; Matt 6:21 shaped by the heart.

  7. II. The Believer’s Heart (review) • 1. The Believer has a two-heart potential.

  8. II. The Believer’s Heart (review) natural heart • The of the natural man. Jere 17:9

  9. II. The Believer’s Heart (review) New heart • B. The of the born again believer. • Ez 36:26

  10. Natural Heart full of iniquity loves evil fountain of evil sensual Worldly minded impenitent wayward blind malicious foolish deceitful unstable New Heart pure loves good unblamable in holiness faithful Heavenly minded contrite sincere understanding tender wise true fixed THE TWO HEARTED BELIEVER

  11. II. The Believer’s Heart (review) • 2. The heart contributes heavily to our of experience. understanding

  12. II. The Believer’s Heart (review) • a. The heart interacts with the will to our responses to experience. shape

  13. II. The Believer’s Heart (review) protect • b. Therefore the Believer must be diligent to the heart. • Prov 4:20-23

  14. III. The Processes Of The Heart inferred • 1. The process is in Scripture. • Mark 8:16-18; • James 1:13-15

  15. III. The Processes Of The Heart long • 2. The process has been understood: • Chapter 13 Imitation of Christ “Someone has said very aptly: "Resist the beginnings; remedies come too late, when by long delay the evil has gained strength."

  16. III. The Processes Of The Heart • First, a mere thought comes to mind, then strong imagination, followed by pleasure, evil delight, and consent.

  17. III. The Processes Of The Heart • Thus, because he is not resisted in the beginning, Satan gains full entry. And the longer a man delays in resisting, so much the weaker does he become each day, while the strength of the enemy grows against him.”

  18. Natural Heart full of iniquity loves evil fountain of evil sensual Worldly minded impenitent wayward blind malicious foolish deceitful unstable New Heart pure loves good unblamable in holiness faithful Heavenly minded contrite sincere understanding tender wise true fixed Distinguishing Between The Two Hearts

  19. Composition of The Immaterial Soul Heart Repository for stored memory: Attitudes Values Beliefs Affections Predispositions Life Experience & history (A Black Box) Mind Perceives through the senses of the brain Will Decision Making Intellect Reasoning Individual Personality Emotion

  20. Interpretation of Experience Mind Perceives through the senses of the brain Intellect Reasoning Heart Repository for stored memory: Attitudes Values Beliefs Affections Predispositions Life Experience & history

  21. Interpretation of Experience Intellect Reasoning Emotion New Understanding Intention formed Heart Repository for stored memory: Attitudes Values Beliefs Affections Predispositions Life Experience & history

  22. Response Generation New Understanding & Intention Tempered by Individual Personality Will Decision Making Action

  23. III. The Processes Of The Heart • 1. Social psychology research on human perception: A model

  24. The Interpretation-Response Cycle Experience Perception & Reasoning of mind Experience Input & reflection of the HEART Action is taken New understanding forms intention & produces emotion Response passes through WILL for final decision Individual personality tempers & shapes intention/response

  25. a. At what point does the Holy Spirit intervene with our spirit? Perception & Reasoning of mind Experience Experience Input & reflection of the HEART Action is taken New understanding forms intention & produces emotion Response passes through WILL for final decision Individual personality tempers & shapes intention/response

  26. b. What we perceive our understanding and sets our response in motion. Matt 4:3-4; 2 Kings 6:15-17 The Holy Spirit Intervenes triggers

  27. The way you define / understand a situation in the heart necessarily dictates your response to it! Joe Baginski

  28. IV. Application • Therefore, our only defense is to perceive our circumstance from God’s point of view. • Prov 3:5

  29. IV. Application • God’s point of view can only be perceived if we “walk” according to the Spirit. Matt 4:3-4 Romans 6:4 Romans 8:1-6 2 Cor 5:7 2 Cor 10: 3-5 Gal 5:16

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