“There is not one personal transformation in which the heart is left without an object of ultimate beauty and joy. The heart’s desire for one particular object can be conquered, but its desire to have some object is unconquerable. The only way to dispossess the heart of an old affection is by the expulsive power of a new one.”
— Thomas Chalmers
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It's things like this that make me believe.
The more I discuss with others about Christianity, it always seems to be a similar conclusion -- I have faith. God isn't provable because He wants it to faith. On the other side of the coin, they say that Christianity is the perfect lie -- and from their perspective, I'd agree.
But when I hear about the condition of my heart through the gospel, I see that it reflects my own desires so well. How I chase and chase idols, then stop idol A by replacing with idol B. As John Calvin says, our hearts are idol factories.
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