Quotes about Heart
Grace makes the heart tender, it causes sympathy and charity. As it melts the heart in contrition towards God, so in compassion towards others.
— Thomas Watson
Many people think it is enough to bring their bodies to the assembly, but never look at their hearts. They satisfy themselves that they have been at church, though they have not been with God there.
— Thomas Watson
Are these the duties I required? I called for the heart and spirit and you bring nothing but the carcass of duty. Should I receive this?" "The Lord says These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me." Isaiah 29:13
— Thomas Watson
Contentment doth not appear only now and then, as some stars which are seen but seldom; it is a settled temper of heart.
— Thomas Watson
Until the heart is pure, all our holy things (that is, our religious duties) are polluted. They are but splendid sins!
— Thomas Watson
The godly understand the mystery of living by faith: "The just shall live by faith" (Heb. 10:38). They can trust God's heart where they cannot trace his hand. They can get comfort out of a promise, as Moses got water out of the rock (Exod. 17:6).
— Thomas Watson
He who has no love in his heart to God, you may set him down for an apostate.
— Thomas Watson
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you . . . I will be your God" (Ezek. 36:26,28).
— Thomas Watson
A judge judges only matters of fact, but God judges the heart. He not only judges wicked actions, but wicked designs. He sees the treason of the heart and punishes it.
— Thomas Watson
This judgment is on many, the earth swallows up their time, and thoughts, and discourse, they are buried twice; their hearts are buried in the earth before their bodies.
— Thomas Watson
Leave not off reading the Bible till you find your hearts warmed. Read the word, not only as a history, but labor to be affected with it. Let it not only inform you, but inflame you.
— Thomas Watson
David was so pure in heart that he was a man after God's heart (Act 13:22). Abraham was so purified by faith that he was one of God's cabinet-counsel[51] (Gen 18:17). Moses was so holy that God spoke with him face to face.
— Thomas Watson