THE HEART
Homework 1
Many people’s idea of truth is based upon how they feel. Even many religious people believe they are saved because they feel in their hearts they are. Is the heart to be trusted? Can we trust our feelings? What does the Bible say?
A. Did Samuel judge Eliab to be God's anointed based on his appearance? ________.
B. Did God tell Samuel he shouldn't trust in outward appearances? ________.
C. Did God reject a person who appeared to be God's anointed? __________.
D. Does God look at people the way people look at people? _________.
E. What do people usually look at? ___________________.
F. What does God look at? _________________________.
A. How deceitful is the heart? ____________________.
B. Can a person understand their own heart? ___________.
C. Should a person put their trust in their heart? _________.
A. What does God call people who walk in the stubbornness of their hearts? _____________.
B. Can a person’s heart cause him/her to stray and follow other gods? ______.
C. Are those who walk in the stubbornness of their hearts useful to God? ________.
A. Can a person's way “seem” right to him/her? ___________.
B. Can that way lead to death? ________.
C. Therefore, can a person who thinks he's doing right actually be doing wrong? _______.
A. Is it essential for us to forsake our ways and thoughts in order to receive mercy? _____.
B. Are our thoughts the same as God's thoughts? ______.
C. Are our ways the same as God's ways? ________.
A. Was Naaman told to do something very specific? _______.
B. What was his first reaction to this command of God? _______________.
C. Did Naaman have his "own" thoughts as to how God was going to heal him? ______.
D. Was Naaman healed prior to doing God's will? ________.
E. When was Naaman finally healed? _____________________________________.
A. Can a person’s heart cause him/her to go astray? ________
B. What must a person follow: his/her heart or God’s word? _____
C. Can a person’s heart cause him/her to fall away from the living God? ___________
A. What does God call those who trust in themselves? ______________.