"Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established" (Prov. 16:3, KJV).
"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ [not a juxtaposition of thinking and obedience] (2 Cor 10:5, KJV).
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee" (Isaiah 26:3, KJV).
"And be renewed in the spirit of your mind" (Eph. 4:23, KJV).
"...But we have the mind of Christ" (1 Cor. 2:16, KJV).
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Gen. 6:5, KJV).
"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think..." (Romans 12:2, NLT).
"In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Colossians 2:3, NIV).
|"The only system of thought that Christ will fit into, is the one where He is the starting point." (Athanasius, Father of Orthodoxy)
Jesus is the One who searches out the thoughts and intentions of our minds (cf. Rev. 2:23, NLT), and only by letting the Spirit control our minds leads to peace (cf. Rom. 8:6b, NLT). We are to let the Spirit renew our minds (cf. Eph. 4:23, NLT), because of the foolish base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, which is GIGO (cf. Eccl. 10:3a, NLT). But we have the mind of Christ per 1 Cor. 2:16, and we have the power to be of one mind, united in thought and purpose (cf. 1 Cor. 1:10, NLT). The believer's mind is not of confusion, for God is a God of order and not of confusion (cf. 1 Cor. 14: 33). If we demonstrate the mind of Christ the seeker will see that God is among us.
The Word has enlightened our minds and shown us the light, giving us wisdom in the eyes of our hearts (cf. Psalm 119:18; 1 Cor. 2:12-14). We must strive to have all our thoughts fixed on Jesus (cf. Heb. 12:2), and when our minds have stayed on Him we have peace (cf. Isa. 26:3). Our thoughts shall be established if our plans are of the Lord (cf. Prov. 16:3, KJV). We must, nevertheless, "keep [our] heart with all diligence, for out of it flow the issues of life" (cf. Prov. 4:23). We, therefore, strive to have the meditations of our hearts and the words of our mouths [and thoughts of our minds] to be pleasing to God (cf. Psalm 19:14).
We must not lean unto our own understanding of things and events, but wholly lean on Christ to show the way and make us know His will (cf. Prov. 3:5). For we walk by faith, not by sight (cf. 2 Cor. 5:7). We are in a constant battle to fight the onslaught of satanic thinking and we must know the word and power of God to fight with our weapon of choice, the Word of God (cf. 2 Cor. 10:4-5; Eph. 6:17).
Why worry about our minds? We are to love God with all our minds too according to Matt. 22;37 and Mark 12:30. It is important to be enlightened and know the scoop because zeal without knowledge is no good and vain (cf. Prov. 19:2). The wise feed on truth, while the fool feeds on folly [trash]" (cf. Proverbs 15:14). God seeks to change the way we think by renewing our minds in His image (cf. Romans 12:2).
The conclusion of the matter at hand is that Satan plays mind games and is a deceiver that controls and influences our minds with corrupt worldviews that influence every academic discipline and facet of our lives: from ethics to politics, to psychology, to history, and even philosophy and theology! We must be prepared to meet the challenge and call him out on his stratagems, not being ignorant of his schemes and tools to advance them (cf. 2 Cor. 1:11). The only offense is the pattern taught in the Word, to learn to think the thoughts of God after Him, and interpret the world (cf. 1 Chronicles 12:32) according to His divine viewpoint. To sum up, let me quote Prov. 27:19 (NLT): "As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person." Soli Deo Gloria!
"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ [not a juxtaposition of thinking and obedience] (2 Cor 10:5, KJV).
"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee" (Isaiah 26:3, KJV).
"And be renewed in the spirit of your mind" (Eph. 4:23, KJV).
"...But we have the mind of Christ" (1 Cor. 2:16, KJV).
"And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually" (Gen. 6:5, KJV).
"Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think..." (Romans 12:2, NLT).
"In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge" (Colossians 2:3, NIV).
|"The only system of thought that Christ will fit into, is the one where He is the starting point." (Athanasius, Father of Orthodoxy)
Jesus is the One who searches out the thoughts and intentions of our minds (cf. Rev. 2:23, NLT), and only by letting the Spirit control our minds leads to peace (cf. Rom. 8:6b, NLT). We are to let the Spirit renew our minds (cf. Eph. 4:23, NLT), because of the foolish base their thoughts on foolish assumptions, which is GIGO (cf. Eccl. 10:3a, NLT). But we have the mind of Christ per 1 Cor. 2:16, and we have the power to be of one mind, united in thought and purpose (cf. 1 Cor. 1:10, NLT). The believer's mind is not of confusion, for God is a God of order and not of confusion (cf. 1 Cor. 14: 33). If we demonstrate the mind of Christ the seeker will see that God is among us.
The Word has enlightened our minds and shown us the light, giving us wisdom in the eyes of our hearts (cf. Psalm 119:18; 1 Cor. 2:12-14). We must strive to have all our thoughts fixed on Jesus (cf. Heb. 12:2), and when our minds have stayed on Him we have peace (cf. Isa. 26:3). Our thoughts shall be established if our plans are of the Lord (cf. Prov. 16:3, KJV). We must, nevertheless, "keep [our] heart with all diligence, for out of it flow the issues of life" (cf. Prov. 4:23). We, therefore, strive to have the meditations of our hearts and the words of our mouths [and thoughts of our minds] to be pleasing to God (cf. Psalm 19:14).
We must not lean unto our own understanding of things and events, but wholly lean on Christ to show the way and make us know His will (cf. Prov. 3:5). For we walk by faith, not by sight (cf. 2 Cor. 5:7). We are in a constant battle to fight the onslaught of satanic thinking and we must know the word and power of God to fight with our weapon of choice, the Word of God (cf. 2 Cor. 10:4-5; Eph. 6:17).
Why worry about our minds? We are to love God with all our minds too according to Matt. 22;37 and Mark 12:30. It is important to be enlightened and know the scoop because zeal without knowledge is no good and vain (cf. Prov. 19:2). The wise feed on truth, while the fool feeds on folly [trash]" (cf. Proverbs 15:14). God seeks to change the way we think by renewing our minds in His image (cf. Romans 12:2).
The conclusion of the matter at hand is that Satan plays mind games and is a deceiver that controls and influences our minds with corrupt worldviews that influence every academic discipline and facet of our lives: from ethics to politics, to psychology, to history, and even philosophy and theology! We must be prepared to meet the challenge and call him out on his stratagems, not being ignorant of his schemes and tools to advance them (cf. 2 Cor. 1:11). The only offense is the pattern taught in the Word, to learn to think the thoughts of God after Him, and interpret the world (cf. 1 Chronicles 12:32) according to His divine viewpoint. To sum up, let me quote Prov. 27:19 (NLT): "As a face is reflected in water, so the heart reflects the real person." Soli Deo Gloria!
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