Christians and the Mind (II) Philippians 3:17 - 4:1 Colossians 3:1 - 4
We Must Discipline Our Minds to Claim Who We Are in Christ Big template to follow when we come to Scripture Col. 3:1-3—We are COMMANDED to center our minds, our hearts, our wills on who we are and what we have in Christ
We Must Discipline Our Minds to Claim Who We Are in Christ We are given a new life pictured in baptism (Col. 2: 11-12; 3:1) That new life has a supernatural aspect to it (Col. 2:12; Rom. 8:10-11) We begin to experience new life and standing here in part (Col. 3:3-4)
We Must Discipline Our Minds to Claim Who We Are in Christ We are not like other people We are special and different because God has set His heart on us by His grace We are royalty (Eph. 2:4-6); We are God’s chosen people (Col. 3:12); We have special standing (1 Peter 2: 9-11)
We Must Discipline Our Minds to Claim Who We Are in Christ _______ has been love by God from before His creation God planned _________ salvation from the creation of the world (Rev. 13:8) _____ was birthed as a fallen creature in a fallen world, but that is not her final destiny.
We Must Discipline Our Minds to Claim Who We Are in Christ ______ was chosen by God, wooed by His Spirit, and given eternal life (Eph. 1:3-8; 11) ______ is destined to reign and live in glory with the God Who first set His heart on him (Rom. 8:16-17)
Baptist Faith and Message “Election is the gracious purpose of God, according to which He regenerates, justifies, sanctifies, and glorifies sinners. It is consistent with the free agency of man, and comprehends all the means in connection with the end. It is the glorious display of God's sovereign goodness, and is infinitely wise, holy, and unchangeable. It excludes boasting and promotes humility.”
We Must Illumine Our Minds By Gazing on God’s Glory 2 Cor. 3:18 Psalm 27:4 “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus”
We Must Illumine Our Minds By Gazing on God’s Glory The biggest problem in contemporary American Christianity is that our people do not know God Because we are not in the Word, we don’t really know God
We Must Illumine Our Minds By Gazing on God’s Glory He is beautiful in holiness He is awesome in power He is infinite in knowledge He is rich in mercy
We Must Illumine Our Minds By Gazing on God’s Glory He is thoroughly good and righteous He is everywhere present He is pure love
We Must Find Victory in the Present from the Perspective of the Eternal We will have the courage to live like Christians when we truly believe that this is not all there is to life We will live content in Him with the right perspective on life’s issues when we fashion our minds to be heavenly focused each day.