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for though they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their senseless hearts were darkened.
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Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity, to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves.
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foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
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But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.
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They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, as their own conscience also bears witness, and their conflicting thoughts will accuse or perhaps excuse them
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Rather, a person is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not the written code. Such a person receives praise not from humans but from God.
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and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
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But thanks be to God that you who were slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted
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And God, who searches hearts, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
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I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.
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So then he has mercy on whomever he chooses, and he hardens the heart of whomever he chooses.
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Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.
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But the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down)
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But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim),
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because if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
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For one believes with the heart, leading to righteousness, and one confesses with the mouth, leading to salvation.
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For such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the simple-minded.