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 "question": "What is the heart of man?",
 "answer": "The heart is the inner man and the place where thinking takes place. Without faith, the mind is under the dictates of the sin nature and is absolutely untrustworthy. It is described as deceitful, fraudulent, and polluted (Jer. 17:9–10).\n\nFurthermore, the heart of man is incurable and malignant. No one can understand the heart except God, and without the illuminating, teaching, and convicting ministries of the Holy Spirit, humans cannot understand who they are or why they do the things they do (Jer. 17:9–10; 1 Cor. 2:9–11).\n\nGod searches the heart to look for content and tests the mind to examine function. He evaluates thoughts and motives (Heb. 4:13) to give to each person according to their ways and the results of their deeds (Jer. 17:9–10).",
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  "What is the inner man and where does thinking occur in the human being?",
  "Can humans truly trust their own minds and thoughts without the influence of the Holy Spirit?",
  "How does God evaluate and judge the thoughts and motives of humanity's inner beings?"
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 "derivation": "generated",
 "source_authority": "authoritative",
 "author": "Gene Cunningham",
 "book": "The Basics",
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