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.
And he said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.
Sabedoria e discernimento
A sabedoria é melhor que rubis. Quem a encontra, encontra a vida. A mente sábia discerne, planeja e previne erros.
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom,
and the one who gets understanding,
Whoever gets sense loves his own soul;
he who keeps understanding will discover good.
Iron sharpens iron,
and one man sharpens another.
A fool despises his father’s instruction,
but whoever heeds reproof is prudent.
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself,
but the simple go on and suffer for it.
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.
"Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.
For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
For in much wisdom is much vexation,
and he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.