Reformation In Our Minds
Senior Pastor Heather Schott
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John 12:37-40
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37 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
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You cannot see clearly without reforming your mind, but to reform your mind, you must first reform your heart!
Our minds are set on what we desire…our desires come from the heart!
Our minds are set on what we desire…our desires come from the heart!
Jeremiah 17:9
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9 The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
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Proverbs 3:5-6
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5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
6 in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
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Matthew 19:16-22
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16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and inquired, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to obtain eternal life?”
17 “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
17 “Why do you ask Me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”
18 “Which ones?” the man asked. Jesus answered, “‘Do not murder, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness,
19 honor your father and mother, and love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 “All these I have kept,” said the young man. “What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
22 When the young man heard this, he went away in sorrow, because he had great wealth.
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Romans 12:1-3
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1 Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
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Fruit of a renewed mind = fulfilling the perfect will of God!
It’s not about you being perfect, it's about you fulfilling the perfect will of the Lord!
It’s not about you being perfect, it's about you fulfilling the perfect will of the Lord!
The reel of the reformed mind must constantly play, “I decrease so that He may increase!”
How you view and think of yourself will directly affect how you see and perceive what the perfect will of the Lord is!
How you view and think of yourself will directly affect how you see and perceive what the perfect will of the Lord is!
To get your mind right, your heart's desires must be the Lord’s, not your own! Then you will see clearly!
This is why in the Year of Reformation, we are asking for God’s blueprints, or God’s heart and plans! Not our will be done, but His will be done!
This is why in the Year of Reformation, we are asking for God’s blueprints, or God’s heart and plans! Not our will be done, but His will be done!
Our minds are easily distracted.
Practical Advice:
Turn on airplane mode if your encounter time is reading your Bible on your phone, cast off your cares to the Lord at the beginning of the prayer run/walk or time with the Lord! Remove distractions!
Practical Advice:
Turn on airplane mode if your encounter time is reading your Bible on your phone, cast off your cares to the Lord at the beginning of the prayer run/walk or time with the Lord! Remove distractions!
Our minds are easily influenced.
Practical Advice:
Take what you hear and see from others and submit it to the Lord. Read your Bible, to check if those “opinions” line up with the word of God. If not, repent for listening and reject what’s false!
Practical Advice:
Take what you hear and see from others and submit it to the Lord. Read your Bible, to check if those “opinions” line up with the word of God. If not, repent for listening and reject what’s false!
Our minds are easily deceived.
Practical Advice:
Daily pray for the Lord to renew your mind.
Ask for His heart and His mind so you do not lean on your own understanding. This takes humility to allow the Lord or others in your life to expose deception, so be all in on TRUE HUMILITY! Ask for accountability!
Practical Advice:
Daily pray for the Lord to renew your mind.
Ask for His heart and His mind so you do not lean on your own understanding. This takes humility to allow the Lord or others in your life to expose deception, so be all in on TRUE HUMILITY! Ask for accountability!
Our minds are easily susceptible to plot wickedness.
Practical Advice:
Is your heart full of offense or unforgiveness?
If so, you absolutely will not handle situations Godly! Your perspective is now jaded because you are holding onto unholy things while trying to be a voice of “wisdom!” Do you view yourself as a victim? Do you view yourself as greater than others? You will begin to plot unholy plans if your heart and mind are not daily submitted to the Lord,where you give Him FULL ACCESS to your thoughts!
Practical Advice:
Is your heart full of offense or unforgiveness?
If so, you absolutely will not handle situations Godly! Your perspective is now jaded because you are holding onto unholy things while trying to be a voice of “wisdom!” Do you view yourself as a victim? Do you view yourself as greater than others? You will begin to plot unholy plans if your heart and mind are not daily submitted to the Lord,where you give Him FULL ACCESS to your thoughts!
II Timothy 1:7
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7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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Sóphronismos = (so-fron-is-mos') sound judgment, self control, self-discipline
An unsound mind is one that believes its good, its right, when in fact, its leading the body and others to destruction.
An unsound mind is one that will argue its position is right when in fact their will is in opposition to the Lord’s will.
An unsound mind is one that believes its good, its right, when in fact, its leading the body and others to destruction.
An unsound mind is one that will argue its position is right when in fact their will is in opposition to the Lord’s will.
Our spiritual eyes are blinded by unholy desires that are protected/nurtured by the heart and the mind!
Judges 13:3-5
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3 The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said to her, “It is true that you are barren and have no children; but you will conceive and give birth to a son.
4 Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
5 For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
4 Now please be careful not to drink wine or strong drink, and not to eat anything unclean.
5 For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son. And no razor shall come over his head, because the boy will be a Nazirite to God from the womb, and he will begin the deliverance of Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”
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Judges 14:2-3
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2 So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
3 But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
3 But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
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According to God’s word, God can be glorified through our weakness! But our weakness unsubmitted to the Lord can become our demise!
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
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9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
10 That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
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Judges 16:15-16
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15 “How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!”
16 Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,
16 Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,
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qatsar (kaw-tsar') = vexed: to cut down, powerless, be made small/short
Lā·mūṯ = to die, to bring about death
lā·mūṯ — 23 Occurrences
ESAU: who wasn’t really about to die, yet his decision from an unsound mind lead to his demise… He never received the birthright, the promise of the lineage of his grandfather Abraham
Genesis 25:32 NASB
ISRAELITES: complaining in the wilderness as if they were going to die, they’re unsound minds led themselves to their demise… they never saw the Promised Land
Exodus 14:11NASB
Lā·mūṯ = to die, to bring about death
lā·mūṯ — 23 Occurrences
ESAU: who wasn’t really about to die, yet his decision from an unsound mind lead to his demise… He never received the birthright, the promise of the lineage of his grandfather Abraham
Genesis 25:32 NASB
ISRAELITES: complaining in the wilderness as if they were going to die, they’re unsound minds led themselves to their demise… they never saw the Promised Land
Exodus 14:11NASB
Judges 16:17
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17 Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.”
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What you won’t surrender to the Lord today, the enemy will use for your demise tomorrow!
Judges 16:18-21
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18 When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.
19 And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
20 Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
21 Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.
19 And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him.
20 Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
21 Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.
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Whatever is bringing you comfort today, that is not Godly, consecrate yourself from it!
The “thing” that comforts you today, will torment you tomorrow!
The “thing” that comforts you today, will torment you tomorrow!
WARNING
Tormenting spirits have access through pride and haughtiness!
Where you have come to believe you are untouchable, God’s faithfulness is to you, instead of you to Him!
Tormenting spirits have access through pride and haughtiness!
Where you have come to believe you are untouchable, God’s faithfulness is to you, instead of you to Him!
Judges 16:23-25
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23 Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”
24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”
25 And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
24 And when the people saw him, they praised their god, saying: “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”
25 And while their hearts were merry, they said, “Call for Samson to entertain us.” So they called Samson out of the prison to entertain them. And they stationed him between the pillars.
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The very strength God had once given Him to set God’s people free, would now be used to entertain and bring laughter to his enemies!
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
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19 Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
20 you were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
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You can agree with a message being preached and not receive it! And if you agree, yet you do not receive, you reject!
John 12:48
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48 There is a judge for the one who rejects Me and does not receive My words: The word that I have spoken will judge him on the last day.
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Commentary on John 12:48 (from biblehub.com)
The word that Christ has spoken, the doctrines of his gospel, and the messages of mercy, will be that by which the sinner will be judged in the last day. Every person will be judged by that message, and the sinner will be punished according to the frequency and clearness with which the rejected message has been presented to his mind.
The word that Christ has spoken, the doctrines of his gospel, and the messages of mercy, will be that by which the sinner will be judged in the last day. Every person will be judged by that message, and the sinner will be punished according to the frequency and clearness with which the rejected message has been presented to his mind.
Your mind was never meant to figure out God, it was meant to be submitted to God and to trust God!
QUESTION
How do I reform my mind?
1. Offer every part of yourself to the Lord; soul, body, spirit!
How do I reform my mind?
1. Offer every part of yourself to the Lord; soul, body, spirit!
Daily you submit your MIND, heart and spirit! you offer all of you as a sacrifice…you must die so He can resurrect you and breathe His life into you!
Your ways and flesh, your desires and thoughts must DIE so the Master Craftsman can come in and fill you with His desires, His mind, His heart, His spirit!
This is how you truly worship God in spirit and truth… you offer ALL OF YOU to Him!
Your ways and flesh, your desires and thoughts must DIE so the Master Craftsman can come in and fill you with His desires, His mind, His heart, His spirit!
This is how you truly worship God in spirit and truth… you offer ALL OF YOU to Him!
Romans 12:3
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3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
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QUESTION
How do I reform my mind?
2. Stay small, stay humble!
How do I reform my mind?
2. Stay small, stay humble!
1 Samuel 15:17
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17 And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel
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1 Samuel 15:19-20
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19 So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
20 “But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
20 “But I did obey the LORD,” Saul replied. “I went on the mission that the LORD gave me. I brought back Agag king of Amalek and devoted the Amalekites to destruction.
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1 Samuel 15:26
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26 “I will not return with you,” Samuel replied. “For you have rejected the word of the LORD, and He has rejected you as king over Israel.”
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Saul rejected God’s word for his own will!
Deception and an unsound mind came to Saul, once a man of God, because he no longer viewed himself small!
Get small, stay humble!
You decrease, let Him increase!
Deception and an unsound mind came to Saul, once a man of God, because he no longer viewed himself small!
Get small, stay humble!
You decrease, let Him increase!
John 12:37-40
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37 Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
38 This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”
39 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”
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Acts 9:1-9
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1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
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Acts 9:10-12
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10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
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Acts 9:17-19
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17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
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Judges 16:22
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22 However, the hair of his head began to grow back after it had been shaved.
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Lamentations 3:22-23
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22 Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
23 They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness!
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James 4:6-7
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6 But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
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Psalm 139:23-24
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23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.
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2 Corinthians 5:13-17
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13 If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
14 For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
15 And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
16 So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
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