The Bible indicates that God opens hearts to understand and attend to His word, as seen in Acts 16 with Lydia.
In Acts 16, we see the account of Lydia, whose heart the Lord opened, enabling her to attend to the words spoken by Paul. This transformative act illustrates the fundamental belief that it is not in our own power but only through God's sovereign grace that we are able to comprehend and embrace the gospel. The Lord opening one's heart is essential for genuine worship and faith, as human hearts are naturally dead in sin and cannot respond to God without His initiation.
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