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.
Nao Jisas i talem long hem se, " ‘Yu mas lavem Hae God* ya we i God blong yu long olgeta hat blong yu, mo long olgeta laef blong yu, mo long olgeta tingting blong yu.’
Yufala i mas putum tingting blong yufala long ol samting blong heven, yufala i no moa tingbaot ol samting blong wol,
From samting ya, yufala i mas lukaot gud long ol fasin blong yufala. Bambae yufala i no mekem fasin blong man we i no gat hed. Yufala i mas mekem fasin blong man we i waes. Yufala i mas yusum evri janis we yufala i kasem blong mekem ol gudfala wok, from we naoia, ol fasin nogud oli gat paoa.
Mo from we God i givhan gud long mi long gladhat blong hem, mi mi talem long yufala evriwan, se yufala i no mas letem tingting blong yufala i go antap. Tingting blong yufala i mas stret gud, mo yufala i mas makem laef blong yufala, stret long fasin blong bilif ya we God i givim long yufala.
Sabedoria e discernimento
A sabedoria é melhor que rubis. Quem a encontra, encontra a vida. A mente sábia discerne, planeja e previne erros.
Man we i stap kasem save, mo we i stap kam waes, hem bambae i save harem gud,
I gud yu lanem olgeta samting we yu save lanem. Fasin ya i save givhan bigwan long yu, mo sipos yu no fogetem ol samting ya, bambae laef blong yu i save gohed gud.
Oltaem, ol man oli stap lanlan long olgeta bakegen, olsem we naef i save sapenem naef.
Pikinini we i no lesin long wanem we papa blong hem i stap tijim hem long hem, hem i krangke. Be pikinini we i holem ol toktok we papa blong hem i talem long hem blong stretem hem, hem i waes.
Be i tru, nating we man i no waes, be sipos hem i stap kwaet, i no toktok, bambae ol man oli save ting se hem tu i waes, i gat hed.
Man we i gat gudfala tingting i save luk we trabol i stap kam, mo i save ronwe long hem, be man we i no tingting gud, hem i no kea, i save letem trabol i kam kasem hem, we biaen i sore from.
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.
Mo Jisas i finisim tok blong hem, i talem se, "Man we i harem ol tok ya blong mi, nao i stap mekem ol samting we mi mi talem, hem i olsem wan waes man we i wokem fandesen blong haos blong hem antap long wan bigfala ston.
Sipos i gat sam long yufala we oli waes, mo oli gat save, i gud oli soemaot samting ya long laef blong olgeta. Oli mas mekem ol gudfala wok, long fasin we tingting blong olgeta i stap daon, mo we oli waes.
Taem mi stap wetem yufala, mi putum tingting blong mi i stap strong long wan samting nomo. Mi stap tokbaot Jisas Kraes* nomo, mo antap moa, mi stap talemaot we hem i ded long kros.
Yumi no save luk ol fasin ya blong hem stret long ae blong yumi. Hem i God. Hem i stap oltaem, mo paoa blong hem i no save finis. Be i stat long taem ya we hem i mekem wol ya fastaem, i kam kasem tede, hem i bin mekem ol fasin ya blong hem oli klia, blong yumi luk. Yumi save faenemaot long ol samting blong wol ya we hem i bin mekem. From samting ya, ol man oli no gat wan tok nating blong talem.
Taem we man i stap kam waes moa, samting ya i stap mekem hem i wari moa, mo taem we hem i stap kasem moa save, save ya i stap mekem hem i harem nogud moa.