The Bible heart
has eight different parts
1. The frame of
reference, the area for retention of metabolised doctrine.
2. The memory centre
which circulates e)pignwsij doctrine to the
various parts of the right lobe under the principle of recall.
3. The vocabulary
storage which is the new language of biblical theology learned after salvation.
4. Categorical storage
where classification of doctrines are located.
5. The conscience, the
storage compartment for individual norms and standards.
6. The momentum
department which is the mental area for spiritual growth, the function of
metabolised doctrine in both normal and accelerated growth. It is in the
momentum department that you have the function of the ten problem-solving
devices, along with the seventh part, wisdom.
7. The wisdom
department, the launching pad for the application of doctrine to experience.
8. The subconscious
which is storage for impressions, thoughts, emotions, which do not exist in the
conscious mind or in the emotions of the soul.
The doctrine of the heart
1. The heart is the right lobe in
the mentality of the soul.
2. The essence of the heart or the
dominant lobe:
a) It has frame of
reference with a memory centre. It is recalled from the frame of reference into
the memory centre for utilisation.
b) We have what the
Greek calls suneidhsij which means to know with
and is translated conscience norms and standards for life, and they
generally come from knowledge in the frame of reference hitting memory centre
to form the standards of life.
c) Viewpoint. This is
the mental attitude toward life, or lack of it. Viewpoint can be divine or
human.
3. The doctrinal content of the soul
resides in the heart. The heart is designed to be the dominant lobe of the
mentality of the soul and the dominator of the entire soul. The heart,
therefore, is comparable to the right man and is the target for GAP. The heart,
then, become vital in the function of GAP 1 Kings 3:9,12; Proverbs 8:5;
15:14; Jon 38:36.
4. The right man is the heart, the
right woman is the empty vessel known as emotion. The emotion is the woman of
the soul and the heart is the man of the soul. That is why the emotion is empty
unless it receives something from the heart. When the emotion dominates the
soul you have a female soul. This is what happens under emotional revolt. On
the other hand, whatever is in the heart or the right lobe, and this dominates,
has response (and occasionally reaction) in the emotion. The emotion is a
responder. So we have an analogy here to right man and right woman. As the
dominant lobe the heart carries the authority of the soul and is therefore
analogous to the right man. The emotions of the soul as responder and as
appreciator are comparable to the right woman. Therefore they are linked in
many passages Psalm 26:2; Jeremiah 11:20; 17:10; 20:12.
5. The heart is directly related to
capacity for life. The emotions as responders are designed to enjoy capacity
for life but the heart as the dominant lobe is the initiator of that capacity.
Capacity for life and everything related to life comes from the heart or right
lobe. There are at least seven areas where capacity for life is related to the
heart is the scripture: a)
Love. Love is living, it is living in the heart Deuteronomy 6:4; 11:13;
Joshua 22:5.
b) Happiness is related
to capacity in the right lobe or heart Psalm 19:8; 28:7.
c) Dynamics in living
originate in the heart Job 9:4.
d) Sorrow Leviticus
26:16; Nehemiah 2:2.
e) Pressure Psalm
34:18.
f) Discouragement
Numbers 32:7,9.
g) Cowardice Joshua
14:8.
Anything that makes you aware of
life is a heart function.
6. It becomes obvious, then, that
the heart is also an area of cursing Lamentations 3:65; Deuteronomy 28:47,48.
In that connection the heart is related to psychoses Isaiah 13:7,8. Under
emotional revolt of the soul mental attitude sins are related to the heart
Psalm 66:18. Your prayer life is related to your heart, and failure in your
prayer life (iniquity in the heart) Psalm 101:5; Proverbs 6:18; Matthew
12:35; 15:18,19; Luke 6:45; 24:25.
One of the great malfunctions of the
heart is said to be revenge. Revenge starts with mental attitude sins under
category #1 emotional revolt. It usually moves over to the lust pattern and it
involves a function of the heart. We also have the heart functioning under
emotional revolt so that it is said to be destroyed or deceived Jeremiah
17:9.
7. The heart also is a way of life
Proverbs 14:10-15 cf. 23:7. Your way of life is what goes on in your heart and
there are three areas where something can go wrong. As you increase doctrine
and knowledge in general your capacity for life should increase and as
doctrine comes into memory centre to be utilised. Then you develop norms and
standards that are compatible with Gods through doctrine, and you develop a
divine viewpoint through doctrine. So what goes on in the right lobe is
actually your way of life. All doing is dependent upon what you think, or dont
think. That means that the heart is related to grace function Proverbs 24:17.
The heart is related to grace orientation Exodus 23:9. The heart is the basis
for stability in a crisis Psalm 112:7,8. The heart is related to happiness
1 Samuel 2:1.
8. The heart, therefore, becomes
related to motivation in life. Motivation in spiritual life 2 Corinthians
9:7. Motivation in temporal life Exodus 35:25,26,35; 36:8.
9. Since the heart is so vitally
related to capacity for life it is also used as an anthropopathism. We have
phrases where the heart of God is used 1 Samuel 2:35; Psalm 78:72; Jeremiah
23:20;30:24.
10. There is a relationship between
the heart and positive volition. This is true in salvation Romans 10:9,10.
11. On the other hand the heart is
related to negative volition. The Pharaoh of Exodus hardened his own heart
Exodus 7:22,23; 8:15, 32; 9:34. Sihon Deuteronomy 2:30. There are other cases
Deuteronomy 15:7; Psalm 95:8; Hebrews 3:8; 1 Samuel 6:6; 2 Kings 17:14;
Jeremiah 7:26; 19:15.
12. The heart is also the basic area
for happiness. We have two expressions which are found very frequently in the
scripture. The gladness of heart Judges 18:20; 1 Samuel 1:13; 1 Kings 8:66; 2
Chronicles 7:10; Esther 5:9; 1 Samuel 10:9; 16:7; 17:32. The merry heart
Proverbs 17:22; 1 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 6:16; 13:28; 1 Kings 3:9,12; 8:17;
Proverbs 15:13; Proverbs 17:22.