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Do You Have the Mind of Christ?

“Have you the mind of Christ?”

Do I see the beauty of a holy life as Jesus saw it? Do
I see lost people through His eyes? Do I understand
the eternal purpose of God with the same conviction
that Jesus had?

The apostle Paul said, “We have the mind of Christ”
(I Corinthians 2:16). What are the implications of
having that mind?

In contrast to the pagan false “wisdom” Paul sets
forth the wisdom from God, “That is found in the
righteousness and sanctification and wisdom of God
in Christ. God has chosen the foolish things of the
world to shame the wise.” Christ is the power of
God and the wisdom of God.

In God’s magnificent wisdom, He has been “well-
pleased through the foolishness of the message
preached to save those who believe,” and the
message preached is “Christ crucified.”

The unregenerate, sensual person who lives his life
as if there is nothing beyond the physical “does not
accept the things of the Spirit of God; for they are
foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them
because they are spiritually appraised” (I Cor. 2:14).

In contrast Paul says the believer in Christ has
“received” not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit
who is from God, that we might know the things
freely give to us by God” (v. 12).

We have the mind of Christ because we have the
Holy Spirit indwelling us. Therefore, since we are
new creatures in Christ, our habit of mental activity
needs to be like that of Christ.

The apostle Paul uses the word “mind” signifying the
exercise of the mind, including our emotional and
spiritual responses creating activity. It refers to
understanding, intelligence, and mental presence. It
is the whole knowledge of Christ including emotions
and volitions based on thought.

Perhaps John 17 reveals the mind of Christ in its rare
beauty. “Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His
eyes to heaven, He said, ‘Father, the hour has come;
glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, even
as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all
whom You have given Him, He may give eternal
life’” (John 17:1-2). That is the passion of God
incarnate. He came to reveal the Father and give
eternal life to all who will believe on Him. In the
mind of Christ, we understand the cross. Only then
will the passion our preaching be “Christ crucified.”
"For I determined to know nothing among you except
Jesus Christ, and Him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:2).

The mind of Christ is revealed in the cross. In the
mind of Christ we see “the beauty of holiness.”
Christ came to reveal the holiness of the Father and
the sinfulness of sin. The cross of Jesus exposes our
sins, and we stand condemned before a righteous
God. The cross reveals the mind of our Savior who
knew no sin and became so identified with us that He
gave Himself as the substitutionary sacrifice on our
behalf. The mind of Christ reveals an attitude of self-
emptying and humility so profound that He would
empty Himself “taking the form of a bond-servant
and being made in the likeness of men” and give
Himself a ransom for sin. "Being found in
appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by
becoming obedient to the point of death, even death
on a cross" (Philippians 2:8).

Jesus saw everything in perpetual relationship to His
Father. He saw the whole universe related to the
Father and for that reason He gave His life in
obedience to Him. The master passion of Christ
Jesus was to glorify His Father in saving sinful man.

“We have the mind of Christ” when we see the
Father in all of His holiness. “We have the mind of
Christ” when we sin as it breaks the heart of a holy
and righteous God. We have the mind of the Savior
when we understand the penalty for sin must be paid
in full by a divine, sinless substitute. “We have the
mind of Christ” when we feel the passion of His soul
in submission to the will of God, even unto death.

If I have the mind of Christ, I can see the infinite
beauty of holiness as He saw it when He clothed me
in the robes of His perfect righteousness. "He made
Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that
we might become the righteousness of God in Him"
(2 Corinthians 5:21).

Do I have that same passion to see lost people as He
saw them? If I have the mind of Christ, I will pour
out my life in obedient sacrifice and believe and trust
in Him.

In Jesus Name, hear my prayer, oh God. Lord God
Jehovah I give my mind to you; I pray that You let me
think the way Christ thinks. Help me make the
choices You would choose. I want to do what You
want to do and feel as you feel. Abba Father, Help
me to obey You—even unto death!

Selah!

Charity / Love

To boldly
proclaim the
Gospel of our
Lord and
Savior
Jesus Christ,
with emphasis
on Matthew
22:37-39. Thou
shalt love the
Lord thy God
with all thy heart,
and with all thy
soul, and with all
thy mind. And
thy neighbor as
thyself.
Is our mission.

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For I admit and
confess unto you;
that I was not one
with a profound
or even
consistent prayer
life, until this
revelation came
unto me.

Before, praying
was a task, but
now a joy! And it
is my utmost
desire that you
too, by reading
this book will find
prayer to be a joy
as well.

Prayerfully Yours,
Vincent W.
Paramore

PRAYER
TITHING
The Authors
Foot notes:

KNOW THIS!

That the
revelation
that is
revealed in
the book,
"Prayer
Tithing"

is not of
myself
Vincent W.
Paramore
nor, is it the
result of my
Opinion and
thoughts on
prayer.

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T hought
for
Today!

Charity / Love

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Renewing the Mind

The Mind of Christ

T hought
for
Today!