Biblical Mind
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Pastor Miguel Núñez.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he
Intro:
For days now, the gentleman has been troubling me about this topic and I have been analyzing it.
how there is an increasingly larger difference between what the bible says it should be a
Christian and how the church is in his daily life.
Everyday life, how it speaks about its desires, goals in life, the character of
Cristiano ...
I am not referring to topics like drinking, smoking, pornography, etc. Which are certainly sins and
They are perhaps more frowned upon by society when it comes to issues like the treatment of other people.
the way I manage or lead my business or in the way I carry out my work the
conversations I have with my coworkers, clients or employees.
Are they a reflection of a Christian that glorifies God?
In the end, everything that reflects a Christian is increasingly difficult to distinguish today.
the one who is Christian and the one who is not.
Sometimes it seems easy to say that I am now a Christian and expect changes overnight.
our life, if it is true, the lord forgave us all our sins but we also have
habits we had that must be examined under the word of the Lord to see
Changes. Otherwise it would be a title, they used to belong to a certain religion and now they attend another church.
but not much has changed...
We have changed the biblical opinion of God's counsel for that of man.. in the Era of Delos
influencer and in our lifestyle we have wanted to be more like them and less like
Christ.
God's intention is to form His image in us in every area and situation of our lives.
daily life
The mind refers to the way we process the information we have and then that leads us
leads to action.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.
God allows us to listen to ourselves to know what we are filled with, what is inside us.
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The good man, out of the good treasure of his heart,
The treasure of the heart brings forth good things; and the evil man, from the evil treasure, brings forth bad things.
things
A biblical mind - a biblical action
Why don't we have a biblical mindset?
Values and principles.
What we consider important and valuable in being, such as respect, tolerance, solidarity.
Form values:
School, family, culture, books, music, art
Values shape my character.
Why do we not have a biblical mindset?
We must not forget that we have an ancient nature that always urges us to do so.
bad what is not in accordance with God.
That's why I must fill myself with the good and the right. Right music, right programs, even the
games.
Galatians 5:17 the desires of the flesh oppose the spirit.
What you see, hear, follow, admire, movies, series, play unconsciously generates a
change in your values leads you to accept and justify values different from those of the
word
In the leadership fast with the pastor, we reflected on how we can be an influence.
for other people for better or for worse, just as others also influence us in
our way of thinking and behaving.
Romans 12:2
Do not conform to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your understanding, so that you may prove what is the good will of God,
pleasant and perfect.
Reeducate your mind = Renew
Eve spoke with the serpent and became contaminated.
We end up becoming what our senses feed on.
But I fear that just as the serpent deceived Eve by its cunning, your senses may be
somehow strayed from the sincere fidelity to Christ.
Novels, networks, the social circle
we can become filled with anti-values
Murmuration
Sensuality
Manipulation
Deception
Vanity
Unrequited love, divorce, gender ideology, etc.
Life passes and its desires 1 John 2:17 - 19
17 And the world passes away, and its desires; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
always.
To know myself I must first know God
To know the will of God, I need to be filled with His knowledge.
There is no school for anti-values or that teaches you bad words or bad habits.. where is it
learn all of this? In the world
The way to know myself begins by first knowing God.
Romans 12:2
Do not conform to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of
your understanding, so that you may prove what is the good will of God,
pleasant and perfect.
Matthew 22:37
Jesus said to him: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with
all your mind.
Daily decisions and conversation should not be disconnected from biblical meaning.
What is in my thoughts .. are they in accordance with what the word instructs us?
Signs of the loss of the Christian mind:
The Christian prays privately about their work, but at work, they act and make decisions.
secularly(*)
• At work, he thinks about efficiency and not about the ethics of the process/work/decision.
• At work, he thinks in terms of productivity and profit, but he never thinks about
the best way to glorify God.
The Hebrew rudiments 6
As I expose myself, so I respond.
The highly malleable brain.
We tend to copy the values of those we follow,
Values form the standard through which a person judges, measures, compares, measures.
When we arrive at the Lord, we must reexamine our values; otherwise, we will continue.
behaving the same.
The ancient values were absorbed naturally and the new values must be
implanted in an intentional manner.
The old values are a ticking time bomb that explode under pressure.
highlighting things we believed were already overcome.
The crisis sometimes improves character.
The crisis sometimes worsens the character
But
The crisis always reveals my character
How you behave when you are under pressure is really what is inside you...
Distinctive marks of a Christian mind
• Reason from an eternal perspective. This changes the interpretation of everything.
circumstances and all the decisions.
Think in terms of community and not individually.
Submission to authority = conquered rebellion
•Cree en la verdad y vive una vida veraz. •Valoración de la vida y la dignidad de la persona.
See the image of God in the other.
Piety, kindness, virtue, meekness.
The Christian mind vs the secular mind
The secular mind: Reason + information + experience = conclusion.
The Christian mind: Revelation + reason + conscience = conclusion.
Conclusion:
To have a biblical mind that glorifies God, we must be intentional in surrounding ourselves and
to feed on the truth, on his word.
to meditate and reflect on our daily decisions and to make habits of our daily living
worthy of a child of God.
Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I will keep it to the end.
33Teach me, O Lord, the way of your statutes, and I shall keep it to the end.
Give me understanding, and I will keep your law, and I will fulfill it with all my heart.