What is the type of our heart?

 What is the type of our heart?

When we talk about the heart — not the physical one, but our spiritual heart — it can feel hard to categorize. Still, in many ways, we might say there are two main kinds: an impenitent heart and a repentant heart.

Impenitent heart

An impenitent heart is one that refuses to admit wrong. How often have we justified our actions with, “I did that because…” or “I couldn’t help it because…”? Whatever the excuse may be, at the core it’s still a refusal to own up to the truth. The bible days

Because of your stubbornness and your impenitent heart, you are storing up wrath for yourself in the day of wrath… -Romans 2:5 

In other words, every time we harden ourselves and excuse our behavior, we are quietly storing up consequences we may not even realize.

Repentant heart

By contrast, a repentant heart admits fault. Owning our mistakes — saying, “Yes, I did it. I’m sorry” — takes tremendous effort. Sometimes it dents our ego to ask for forgiveness, but that humility softens the heart and brings us back into alignment with God.

A repentant and pliable heart is what God desires. Repentance is not about punishment; it is about relationship. When I repent, I’m choosing to do what God loves, not merely avoiding what brings judgment. That shift in motivation matters. For me, it helps to focus less on “What if I get punished?” and more on “Does this bring joy to God’s heart?”

So to answer the question "What is the type of our heart?"

Only we know

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