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 the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth.
So then, be careful how you walk, not as unwise people but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
For through the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.
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 a person who finds wisdom,
And one who obtains understanding.
One who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
One who keeps understanding will find good.
As iron sharpens iron,
So one person sharpens another.
A fool rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who complies with rebuke is sensible.
Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.
A prudent person sees evil and hides himself;
But the naive proceed, 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.
The Two Foundations
"Therefore, everyone who hears these words of Mine, and acts on them, will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.
Wisdom from Above
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, that is, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, being understood by what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
Because in much wisdom there is much grief; and increasing knowledge results in increasing pain.