Heart (Condition of)
“The most portentous fact about any person is not what he at a given time may say or do, but what he in his deep heart conceives God to be like...” (A.W. Tozer)
“The nous is the deep part of our spiritual being, where we know and meet God...the dividing line between those who are truly righteous and on the path to life and those who are nowhere near that path lies within each human heart…God’s principle work is always within the human heart” (Dynamis 7/18/2015, Father Barnabas Powell, Foundation Study Bible, Psalms 147:3)
“The heart represents all that is potential in us that is wholly human, as we are created in the very image and likeness of God. But the heart, while it is essentially good, is also susceptible to corruption: there good and evil struggle for dominance." (Vigen Guroian)
"Hardened hearts become a habit…Inside every man there is a ‘God-shaped void...be more concerned with what happens in you than what happens to you…Always have the fear of God in your heart, and remember that God is always with you, everywhere…”(Foundation Study Bible, Isaiah 55:6, 1 Timothy 6:9, John Maxwell, St. Gennadius of Constantinople)
“We cannot give Christ to others unless we have welcomed Him into the central place in our own hearts. We must know and love Christ personally before others can see Him in us.” (Abbot Tryphon)