We can change our tactics but if our character is not changed then the evil will merely morph into something slightly different but the intent is the same.
Ezekiel 11:19
"And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,"
If Christ is not changing the heart through our faith in Him, then the heart remains as it is, fallen, secretive and dirty.
2 Corinthians 5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
When Christ changes our heart into a new one, we no longer operate the way we used to, we don't think the same way anymore.
The pretender remains dirty on the inside while acting on the outside.
The born again believer is cleaned up, they are on the outside what they are on the inside. If they fall out of weakness they are deeply sorrowful, confess it to be cleansed and carry on a little better than before.
The changing never stops with the born again believer, every new step is a permanent heart change.
1 John 1:9
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