The Mind

I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice--living, sanctified, acceptable to God--your intelligent service; — read the full passage →

and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what <FI>is<Fi> the will of God--the good, and acceptable, and perfect.

For, let this mind be in you that <FI>is<Fi> also in Christ Jesus,

for the mind of the flesh <FI>is<Fi> death, and the mind of the Spirit--life and peace;

fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;

reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,

because the mind of the flesh <FI>is<Fi> enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon; — read the full passage →

Have ye not known that your body is a sanctuary of the Holy Spirit in you, which ye have from God? and ye are not your own, — read the full passage →

and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

for who did know the mind of the Lord that he shall instruct Him? and we--we have the mind of Christ.

a two-souled man <FI>is<Fi> unstable in all his ways.

in whom the god of this age did blind the minds of the unbelieving, that there doth not shine forth to them the enlightening of the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God;

but I--I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God--to those believing in his name,

and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders, — read the full passage →

An imagination supported Thou fortifiest peace--peace! For in Thee it is confident.

This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding <FI>you<Fi> ,

all things, indeed, <FI>are<Fi> pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast <FI>is<Fi> nothing pure, but of them defiled <FI>are<Fi> even the mind and the conscience;

And we have known that to those loving God all things do work together for good, to those who are called according to purpose;

`And ye--seek not what ye may eat, or what ye may drink, and be not in suspense,

For as he hath thought in his soul, so <FI>is<Fi> he, `Eat and drink,' saith he to thee, And his heart <FI>is<Fi> not with thee.

An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> thoughts of wickedness, And pure <FI>are<Fi> sayings of pleasantness.

The children! obey your parents in the Lord, for this is righteous; — read the full passage →