In biblical theology, the heart is often seen as the center of human emotion, will, and intellect. It is the seat of moral and spiritual life. The unregenerate heart, in particular, is described in Scripture as being inherently sensual and inclined towards sin. This condition reflects the fallen nature of humanity, which is in need of redemption and transformation through the grace of God.

The unregenerate heart is characterized by its inclination towards the desires of the flesh. In Romans 8:7-8, the Apostle Paul writes, "The mind of the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God." This passage highlights the inherent opposition of the unregenerate heart to the divine will, emphasizing its sensual nature and inability to align with God's righteousness.

Jeremiah 17:9 further illustrates the deceitful and corrupt nature of the unregenerate heart: "The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?" This verse underscores the profound depth of human depravity and the tendency of the unregenerate heart to lead individuals away from truth and righteousness.

The sensuality of the unregenerate heart is also evident in its pursuit of worldly pleasures and desires. In Ephesians 4:18-19, Paul describes the Gentiles as having "darkened understanding and being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. Having lost all sensitivity, they have given themselves over to sensuality for the practice of every kind of impurity, with a craving for more." This passage reveals how the unregenerate heart, in its hardness and ignorance, becomes enslaved to sensuality and impurity.

Moreover, the unregenerate heart is often marked by a love for the world and its offerings, which stands in stark contrast to the love of God. In 1 John 2:15-16, believers are warned, "Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world." This admonition highlights the sensual allure of the world that captivates the unregenerate heart, drawing it away from divine love and truth.

The unregenerate heart's sensuality is also evident in its resistance to spiritual truth and its preference for darkness over light. In John 3:19-20, Jesus explains, "This is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed." This passage illustrates the unregenerate heart's preference for sin and its aversion to the transformative power of God's truth.

In summary, the unregenerate heart is depicted in Scripture as being inherently sensual, deceitful, and opposed to God. It is characterized by a love for worldly pleasures, a resistance to divine truth, and an inclination towards sin. This condition underscores the necessity of spiritual regeneration and transformation through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, enabling individuals to overcome the sensuality of the unregenerate heart and live in accordance with God's will.Ezekiel 6:9
And they that escape of you shall remember me among the nations where they shall be carried captives, because I am broken with their whorish heart, which has departed from me, and with their eyes, which go a whoring after their idols: and they shall loathe themselves for the evils which they have committed in all their abominations.
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Hosea 13:6
According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
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Romans 8:7
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
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Of the Character of the Unregenerate.
... destruction, (Philippians 3:19,) for having your heart on earth ... on his Spirit, is
still in an unregenerate state ... God, (Hebrews 5:12,) and are sensual, not having ...
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A Penitent Heart, the Best New Year's Gift
... God, and the unholy nature of carnal and unregenerate men ... the soul, which tend to
harden the heart, and keep ... O the folly and madness of this sensual world; sure ...
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Of the Incapacity of an Unregenerate Person for Relishing the ...
... leading us into such gross and sensual expectations, our ... that while you continue
in an unregenerate state, you ... the whole survey, and rejoices the heart of all ...
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Enmity Between Man and Satan
... denial and sinless devotion was a perpetual reproof to a proud, sensual people. ... In
the unregenerate heart there is love of sin and a disposition to cherish and ...
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Enmity Between Man and Satan.
... denial and sinless devotion was a perpetual reproof to a proud, sensual people ... In
the unregenerate heart there is love of sin, and a disposition to cherish and ...
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The Pietist and the Perfectionist.
... once at the change of man's spiritual and sensual inclinations, and ... It is a sincere
joy of heart in God ... The new man of an unregenerate, but elect person exists ...
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The Seed of the Woman, and the Seed of the Serpent
... No, they were now dead to God, and became earthly, sensual, devilish: therefore ...
"And I did eat." But thus it is with an unhumbled, unregenerate heart; It will ...
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The Misery of those Who, Besides Losing the Saints' Rest, Lose the ...
... as its joys far surpass all sensual pleasures, so ... If thou art yet unregenerate, methinks
thou shouldst be ... what heart can now possibly conceive, or what tongue ...
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Number one Thousand; Or, "Bread Enough and to Spare"
... to manhood, looking away from his sensual pleasures, and ... bring into captivity the
unconverted heart, and put ... strong fetters upon every unregenerate soul; there ...
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Baptismal Regeneration
... a mechanical salvation to deceive ignorant, sensual, and grovelling ... I, in all kindness
of heart, rebuke the ... Unregenerate sinners promising for a poor babe that ...
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