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.
Jesus declared, "‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’Deuteronomy 6:5
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
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 man who finds wisdom,
the man who acquires understanding,
He who acquires wisdom loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding will find success.
As iron sharpens iron,
so one man sharpens another.
A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent,
and discerning when he holds his tongue.
The prudent see danger and take cover,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
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 words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from His workmanship, so that men are without excuse.
For with much wisdom comes much sorrow,
and as knowledge grows, grief increases.