Before Entering Death’s Door, a Clean Heart is Required

The same way we can’t change the nature of a dog from barking anymore, you can’t change the nature of a spiritually dead person from sinning, doing wrong. But thanks be to God who can change the nature of the person whose human spirit is dead to God. Dying spiritually was introduced through the disobedience of Adam and Eve where mankind began to die (Genesis 2:17). After a person reaches the age of accountability the grace is gone, you die spiritually. Once you have the ability to know right from wrong not like a child anymore, you’re responsible for your destiny after death. Once the Lord knows you can choose Him or turn Him down, you’ve just entered into eternity’s open arms for your destiny after death (the walking dead without Jesus). For God to create in you a clean heart, we must all come the same way by faith. To confess with your mouth Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your life, and to believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead for your justification, you will be saved (Romans 10:9-10), and your heart will be clean. Even with the new birth for a life with Jesus in the afterlife, our flesh, our mind, our souls, our thought patterns haven’t been touched. We must learn who we have become and start reaping the benefits as Christians. Our spirits become steadfast, persevering, and in right standing with God.