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 said to him, "‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.
Walk in Wisdom
See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Serve God with Spiritual Gifts
For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think ofhimself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one 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.
Happy is the man who finds wisdom,
And the man who gains understanding;
He who gets wisdom loves his own soul;
He who keeps understanding will find good.
As iron sharpens iron,
So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
A fool despises his father’s instruction,
But he who receives correction is prudent.
Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace;
When he shuts his lips, heisconsidered perceptive.
A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself;
The simple pass on 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.
Build on the Rock
"Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works aredone in the meekness of wisdom.
For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse,
For in much wisdom is much grief,
And he who increases knowledge increases sorrow.