The Heart Is the Matter, Feb 11th, 2026

Romans 2:16

John 8:24

John 1:12

Proverbs 4:23 NIV

What if the greatest danger to our soul is not open rebellion—but quiet religious confidence?

[from The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis]

Visitor: “Is it possible you don’t know where you’ve been?”

Resident: “Now that you mention it, I don’t think we ever do give it a name. What do you call it?”

Visitor: “We call it Hell.”

Resident: “There is no need to be profane, my dear boy. I may not be very orthodox in your sense of that word, but I do feel that these matters ought to be discussed simply, and seriously, and reverently.”

Visitor: “Discuss Hell reverently? I meant what I said. You have been to Hell.”

Resident: “Go on, my dear boy, go on. That is so like you. No doubt you’ll tell me why, in your view, I was sent there. I’m not angry.”

Visitor: “But you don’t know? You went there because you are an apostate.”

Resident: “Are you serious, Dick?”

Visitor: “Perfectly!”

Resident: “This is worse than I expected. Do you really think people are penalized for their honest opinions? Even assuming, for the sake of argument, that those opinions were mistaken.”

Matthew 7:22-23

Romans 2:17-24

[display point and then question on same slide]

I. The Danger of Overconfidence

Do I assume I am right with God because I know the truth, rather than because the truth has changed me?

Romans 2:17-24

Luke 18:9-14

Romans 2:24

Romans 2:25-27

II. The Danger of False Security through Association

Do I trust my relationship to God’s people more than my relationship with God Himself?

Romans 2:28-29

Ezekiel 33:30-32

Deuteronomy 30:6

Colossians 2:9-11

Romans 10:9-10