TSK · Romans 2:29

Therefore, cleanse your heart and stop being so stubborn!

But the LORD said to Samuel,“Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

The princess looks absolutely magnificent, decked out in pearls and clothed in a brocade trimmed with gold.

“Oh people of Jerusalem, purify your hearts from evil so that you may yet be delivered. How long will you continue to harbor up wicked schemes within you?

But the Lord said to him,“Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the plate, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

Jesus answered,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

How can you believe, if you accept praise from one another and don’t seek the praise that comes from the only God?

The physically uncircumcised man, by keeping the law, will judge you to be the transgressor of the law, even though you have the letter and circumcision!

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

who made us adequate to be servants of a new covenant not based on the letter but on the Spirit, for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For we are the circumcision, the ones who worship by the Spirit of God, exult in Christ Jesus, and do not rely on human credentials

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we declare it, not to please people but God, who examines our hearts.