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505 – Thinking and The Renewed Mind, You Renew Your Mind

In this session of the series on Thinking and the Renewed Mind, we will examine this as an appendix or a wrapping up of loose ends, with the emphasis now being on 'You Renew Your Mind.'

2 Corinthians 10:1 "Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:"

Paul is saying here plainly that whether I am meek, bass, or if I am bold, it's all to help you. You'll see this as the context as we read this together.

2 Corinthians 10:2 "But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh."

The 'us as if we' refers to the fact that they weren't just men, they weren't part of the payroll; they were men like Paul, Luke, Timothy, and Silas, men who walked according to the spirit and the power of God.

2 Corinthians 10:3 & 4 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: ⁴ (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)"

Where are the strongholds? In our minds. Built one thought at a time until they become habits. Then it becomes who I am. Remember, we live in our minds. Every person in the world lives in our minds. We think we are all acting how we think. We're going to learn that we need to control what we think to line up with God's Word.

2 Corinthians 10:5 "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;"

Strongholds become imaginations, habits against the knowledge of God. We have to bring every thought into captivity to the Obedience of Christ. Our thinking, our reason, has to be in obedience to Christ. That's the renewed mind. These verses continue to refer to the 'we' from verse 2 of Paul and others. Because they cannot enter anyone's mind and change it. You've got to do the changing yourself. You renew your mind, that's what this section of God's Word is talking about. We can renew our minds, just as Paul and his friends did, as described in these verses.

2 Corinthians 10:6 "And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled."

To Revenge our own minds by saying. Hey, get that thought out. Fight hard to get those thoughts out of your brain. Get rid of every thought you don't want by using every key from the scriptures you can find. Can someone or anyone throw you off by something they say or do? Only for a moment or two until you grab your mind. Because you are in charge of what's in your mind, not what anyone would say, that's Renewing Your Mind

2 Corinthians 10:7 "Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's."

This verse should start like this: 'When you look on things after the outward appearance?' If I am walking in obedience to Christ in my mind, others who are doing the same thing will recognize it, and vice versa. That's Unity. But if not, we're not speaking the same thing or thinking the same way.

2 Corinthians 10:8 "For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:"

Paul is saying this is for your edification, that you'll be better off by controlling your mind. Not for your destruction.

Another thought.

How many times have we been taught something we knew was accurate, only to have someone conduct research and change our minds? No big deal. Later, as you read the Scriptures and saw some information that agreed with what you initially thought was the truth. And you had to change back—still, no big deal. The important thing is, do you trust God and His Word? It does not matter how much of God's Word you know. What matters is do you trust God.

God's Word says that He wishes above all things that we may prosper and be in health. You believe that God says. He said that He shall supply all of your need according to his riches and Glory. Do you believe that. If we do, we will get the results of believing God's Word.

Matthew 6:33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

God has never said he cares about how much of God's Word you know. He's never given a test, but are you seeking, are you learning, are you Meek, are you wanting to know. That's what God cares about.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. ⁶ In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

These two verses describe the renewed mind, and if you did the opposite of these two verses, it would be the unrenewed mind.

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