The Battle for the Christian Mind: Be Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind
All humans have been created in the image of God, given the free will to choose to follow the life-course outlined by in the Scriptures and find his favor. However, every Christian can stumble in their walk with God, becoming mired in our imperfection and human weaknesses, even developing unhealthy thinking. Paul exhorts us to “not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” (Rom. 12:2) In The Battle for the Christian Mind, Andrews helps us to see that our faithful life-course is a journey of many decades, in which, we must continue on a lifelong journey of growth, and there is always room to mature more in our faith. The apostle Paul encouraged us always to "Keep testing ourselves to see if we are in the faith. Keep examining ourselves!" (2 Cor. 13:5
In The Battle for the Christian Mind, the reader will learn how to examine himself or herself as to spiritual growth, take an in-depth look at our sinful nature and human imperfection, as well as how we can become sound in mind, as we take on the mind of Christ more fully. We will learn about the battle for the Christian mind that Satan is waging against each of us. In addition, we will see how we can be transformed by the renewal of our mind. Once renewed, we will learn what it takes to keep our mind renewed. We will investigate spiritual sicknesses of mind and heart, as we learn how to deal with our destructive self-defeating thoughts. Wise Solomon urged us "above all things get wisdom; whatever else you get, get understanding." (Pro. 4:7) This, we will do as well. Finally, we will investigate exactly what the Bible has to say about the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, which is the key to it all.
Top Highlights
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“You are what you think. You move in the direction of what you put into your mind and what you allow your mind to dwell on. So if you are not what you want to be, then you must begin to think differently. If you are to think differently, you must put into your mind that which you want to become. If you do, the Holy Spirit will use it to change you to become what you want to be. If you don’t, you will never be what you want to be. It all depends on what you put into your mind. This is what it means to be made new in the attitude of your mind.” (source) |
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“Our outward life will change only as it is a natural outworking of an inner change. Conformity is a lack of obedience that adopts the attitudes, mind-sets, and purposes of the culture of which we are a part.” (source) |
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“it begins with our attitude, our mind-set, our character. Peter is referring to a conformity of thought and purpose” (source) |
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“In contrast, we are to be made new in the attitude of our minds.” (source) |
Product Details
- Title : THE BATTLE FOR THE CHRISTIAN MIND: Be Transformed by the Renewal of Your Mind
- Author: Andrews, Edward D.
- Publisher: Christian Publishing House
- Publication Date: 2016
- ISBN: 9781945757266