Mente
A mente é campo de batalha espiritual. A Bíblia nos chama a renovar o entendimento, pensar com sabedoria e buscar a mente de Cristo em todas as áreas da vida.
Amar a Deus com a mente
O maior mandamento inclui amar a Deus com toda a mente. A vida intelectual deve ser consagrada ao Senhor.
He said to him, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.,
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk — not as unwise people but as wise — making the most of the time, , because the days are evil.
For by the grace given to me, I tell everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he should think. Instead, think sensibly, as God has distributed a measure of faith to each one.
Sabedoria e discernimento
A sabedoria é melhor que rubis. Quem a encontra, encontra a vida. A mente sábia discerne, planeja e previne erros.
Happy is a man who finds wisdom
and who acquires understanding,
The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.
Iron sharpens iron,
and one person sharpens another.
A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but a person who accepts correction is sensible.
Even a fool is considered wise when he keeps silent —
discerning, when he seals his lips.
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;
the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
Construir sobre a rocha
Quem ouve as palavras de Jesus e as pratica é como o sábio que edificou sobre a rocha firme e inabalável.
"Therefore,everyone who hears these wordsof mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct he should show that his works are done in the gentleness that comes from wisdom.
I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what he has made. As a result, people are without excuse.
For with much wisdom is much sorrow;
as knowledge increases, grief increases.