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- The mind is central to the whole Christian life – prayer, singing, speaking – and critical to our maturation in Christ. It determines what we think about God and whether we obey Him. Our thinking should therefore be distinctive from non-Christians who have their mind blinded and do not understand spiritual ideas.
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Sep 20, 2017 · One of the primary reasons the Christian’s mind is so important is because all of life’s experiences, good or bad, flow out of the choices we make daily as a believer. All choices are the fruit of what we believe and think, whether words or decisions.
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- Prior to the new birth, our thinking was futile and our understanding darkened (Eph. 4:17-18). While we were under the dominion of the world, the flesh, and the devil, our thinking was vain.
- At the new birth, we received the Holy Spirit who knows the mind of God (1 Cor. 2:11). This is truly an amazing and spectacular truth to ponder. Among human beings, only your spirit knows what you are thinking (until you choose to reveal it by your words or actions).
- Knowing the mind of God—because He is God—the Holy Spirit has revealed the mind of God in the Scriptures and, therefore, we have the mind of Christ (1 Cor.
- As new creatures, we are now called to put off our old self, including old ways of thinking, and be renewed in the spirit of our minds (Eph. 4:22-23). Sanctification is not merely–nor even primarily–about outward behavior, but on changing our thinking patterns to match up with God’s Word.
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Paul writes: “Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything” (2 Timothy 2:7). Many people would go off course with this verse, veering towards one of two extremes. The one extreme highlights, “Think over what I say.” It overemphasises the crucial role of thinking, often at the expense of the illuminating work of Godi...
The Bible is where we find the clearest and most authoritative knowledge of God. And since the Bible is a book, it requires thinking. This is because reading involves thinking. Since we are called to carefully read and apply God’s word to our lives, we cannot deem thinking is valueless. “There is no reading without thinking. And there is no reading...
Not only is thinking necessary to the understanding and application of God’s word to our lives, God commands the Christian to love him with all of their mind (Matthew 22:37). And this cannot be divorced from faithful thinking. “To love God with the mind is to love him in the way we use our mind to think” (p84). To love God with our minds is to full...
But there are some who still believe that thinking has no value for the Christian life. They argue that the life of the mind has done more harm than good to the church. They point to those who think much but feel little, men and women who are merely clever and almost never practical. Christian history is full of barren intellectuals, rich minds wit...
Piper is not shy to point out a common danger present in all intellectual exertions: pride. A great Christian mind can easily lack humility. Pride is a real danger when we engage in serious intellectual effort, but that doesn’t mean that thinking is the problem; pride is. Piper advocates for humble thinking, and offers two remedies for pride, based...
Piper believes that God has two books: the Bible and the world. And he implores us to see that the truth of 1 Corinthians 8:1-3 is not only to be applied to our knowledge of God through his word, but also to “the knowledge of God through his other ‘book’—the world of nature and human life” (p166). This means that “all thinking—all learning, all edu...
Perhaps the greatest strength of this book is that it doesn’t deal with the subject dryly. John Piper, a serious thinker himself, writes with the touch of a pastor who has dealt with people and has had to explain complex ideas simply. His gift of exposition will be much appreciated in the book, especially in his dealing with often misunderstood bib...
Mar 6, 2013 · The Importance of a Christian Mind in the Bible. The mind is the center of our thinking. It drives our decision making – for good or evil. If our mind is focused on honorable things, sinful thoughts are kept out. The Bible has a lot to say about the mind of Christian.
- God created humanity with a capacity to think. This is one factor that distinguishes us from other animals. Indeed, unthinking people are rebuked in the Scriptures for behaving in a bestial way (Pss.
- God’s revelation is rational. God’s self-revelation indicates the importance of the mind, for God’s revelation is rational revelation, both his general revelation in nature and his special revelation in Scripture.
- Salvation is applied through words addressed to minds. Christians need to use their minds because salvation is applied through the proclamation of the gospel—words addressed to minds.
- The doctrine of judgment assumes the importance of the mind. “For if one thing is clear about biblical teaching on the judgment of God, it is that God will judge us by our knowledge, by our response (or lack of response) to his revelation.”
Apr 1, 2017 · The Bible teaches us that we are to direct our thinking toward those things that honor God and are good for us. Part of the reason for this, is that our thinking takes us somewhere. When we direct and align our thinking with the Bible and wisdom, we find life and peace.
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Nov 21, 2023 · Why is it important for a Christian to have his mind renewed? The mind is the seat of every action we take, and it is where our thoughts and beliefs are formed. Therefore, as Christians, it is essential to have our minds renewed so that we can align our thoughts and beliefs with God’s word.
