This episode of Anchored by the Word features Pastor Justin and Diana Likens discussing the human heart and the necessity of spiritual transformation, challenging the popular belief that people are basically good by asserting the biblical truth that humanity is born with a nature ”dead in trespasses and sins.” They explain that the Holy Spirit provides a ”spiritual heart transplant”—the replacement of a ”heart of stone” with a ”heart of flesh” (Ezekiel 36:26)—upon conversion, transforming the entire core of the person (mind, emotions, will, and desires) to act like Jesus. While Christians still battle a sin nature, the gospel not only saves but breaks sin’s power, providing the assurance of forgiveness and the command to run to God in confession, thereby establishing their hearts as they await Christ’s return (James 5:8).