Post by tomdurst on Feb 27, 2015 11:34:50 GMT -5
THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND
"For as he thinks in his heart, so is he."—Proverbs 23:7 Amplified Bible
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."—Romans 12:2 NIV
"For the word of God is alive and powerful. . . .”—Hebrews 4:12 NLT
The life that is to be found in the Bible and the gospel message that it clearly teaches from beginning to end is FAR MORE POWERFUL AND SCIENTIFIC THAN ANY OF US COULD EVER BEGIN TO IMAGINE. A systematic study of the Word of God will renew and heal every part of your being—body, soul, and spirit. For many years in an unexplainable way I’ve felt divine power surging through me when I’ve been in Silence and in the contemplation and study of the Bible. I clearly felt this renewing power the first time that I picked up a Bible and started to read it early in 1951. It became my primary source of life and still is to this day.
A mere casual reading of the Bible is not sufficient but we must diligently and prayerfully read, study, and more than anything else earnestly pray for the illumination and guidance of the Holy Spirit in order to understand and rightly apply the precious truths of the Scriptures. The gold is not to be found on the surface. Just imagine what transformation could happen if those who claim to believe in the Bible would give its study and practical application their HIGHEST PRIORITY above and beyond all else and diligently set aside all of the foolishness and trivia that hypnotizes most of the world. Please consider what Romans 12:1-2 is saying with prayer and searching of heart.
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THE IMPLANTED WORD
