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Psalms 53:1<\/b>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0The fool says in his heart, \u201cThere is no God.\u201d They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. God looks down from heaven on the children of man to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God.\u00a0They have all fallen away; together they have become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one.<\/p>\n Psalms 92:6<\/b>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0The stupid man cannot know; the fool cannot understand this:\u00a0that though the wicked sprout like grass and all evildoers flourish, they are doomed to destruction forever;<\/p>\n Psalms 10:4<\/b><\/a>\u00a0 <\/b>\u00a0\u00a0In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, \u201cThere is no God.\u201d<\/p>\n Psalms 10:6<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0He says in his heart, \u201cI shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity.\u201d<\/p>\n Psalms 10:13<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Why does the wicked renounce God and say in his heart, \u201cYou will not call to account\u201d?<\/p>\n Romans 1:21<\/b><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.\u00a0\u00a0Claiming to be wise, they became fools,<\/p>\n Romans 1:28<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done.<\/p>\n Genesis 6:5<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.\u00a0\u00a0And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart.<\/p>\n Ezekiel 16:47<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0Not only did you walk in their ways and do according to their abominations; within a very little time you were more corrupt than they in all your ways.<\/p>\n Ephesians 5:12<\/b><\/a>\u00a0<\/b>\u00a0\u00a0For it is shameful even to speak of the things that they do in secret.<\/p>\n Romans 3:10<\/b><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0as it is written: \u201cNone is righteous, no, not one;\u00a0\u00a0no one understands; no one seeks for God.\u00a0\u00a0All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTheir throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive.\u201d \u201cThe venom of asps is under their lips.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTheir mouth is full of curses and bitterness.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cTheir feet are swift to shed blood;\u00a0\u00a0in their paths are ruin and misery,\u00a0\u00a0and the way of peace they have not known.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThere is no fear of God before their eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n Matthew 12:34<\/b><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/b>You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks<\/p>\n For sure scripture is clear that mankind \u00a0has a natural heart deep track away from God and if left unchecked and not acknowledged tracks further and further away. \u00a0With this is the natural bend of our heart we have to be mindful of it, confess it, train it, replace it by the renewing of our heart and mind with His word. \u00a0What we put into our mind and heart is what comes out of our mouth. \u00a0We are bombarded constantly by our culture with things that are approved by man but far from what God desires. \u00a0If we use this culture for our christian expectation gauge we will not be on a path following God. \u00a0We fool ourselves if we think we can stay close to Him without daily feeding our heart, mind and soul with His word and desiring to be a humble servant that honors, follows and obeys Him. \u00a0We need to encourage each other to stay in His word and speak hope into the lives of those without it. \u00a0Our heart, mind and soul desire for Him needs to be one of single purpose. \u00a0There is so much out there that will invade, overtake, and replace humbly serving Him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Psalms 53:1\u00a0\u00a0The fool says in his heart, \u201cThere is no God.\u201d They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none who does good. 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