Heart of Christ: It is our inner heart that corrupts and need Christ transformation.

 Here’s a poem based on Scripture that reflects the theme of inner corruption and the need for heart transformation, drawing from both the Old and New Testaments:  

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**"The Heart’s Deep Stain"**  

Not filth of hands, nor lips that speak the lie,  

But deeper still—the rot no eye can see.  

*"The heart is deceitful,"* Jeremiah cried,  

*"Desperate and sick—who dares to heal but Me?"* *(Jeremiah 17:9)*  

The Law carved stone, yet we could not obey,  

For flesh was weak, and will was bent like stone.  

*"None righteous, no—not one,"* the Psalmist sighed,  

*All turned aside; the soul must walk alone.* *(Psalm 14:3; Romans 3:10-12)*  

But You, O God, who formed the inward part,  

Who weighs the thoughts that fester unconfessed—  

You promised hands to pluck the idol-heart,  

And plant a pulse of holiness instead. *(Ezekiel 36:26)*  

Then came the Word—like fire, like surgeon’s blade—  

*"What soils a man? Not bread touched by unclean,  

But lusts that creep, proud lies that masquerade,  

The venom nursed in chambers none have seen."* *(Mark 7:20-23)*  

O Spirit, rend me! Tear the veil within,  

Where sin still coils beneath the saint’s disguise.  

*"Create me clean,"* I beg, *"and crucify  

The old man’s reign—let only Christ arise!"* *(Psalm 51:10; Galatians 2:20)*  

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**Key Scriptures:**  

- **Inner Corruption:** Genesis 6:5; Jeremiah 17:9; Matthew 15:18-20  

- **Helplessness of Law:** Romans 7:18; 8:3  

- **Heart Transformation:** Ezekiel 36:26; Psalm 51:10  

- **Christ’s Exposure of Sin:** Mark 7:20-23; John 2:25  

- **New Identity in Christ:** 2 Corinthians 5:17; Galatians 5:24