CHRIST MINDED

"What matters to me? Where are my priorities?"

Jesus taught us that we literally had to be reborn, not physically again but Spiritually reborn! For someone to lessen the significance of this unseen experience, only indicates their distance from the Kingdom of God that Jesus said had “come near.” Without this second birth, He said, no one would see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus couldn't understand, and he was highly educated in spiritual matters, but his mind was still functioning in its default state of fallen flesh.

Paul taught us that as new creatures, and having been born into Christ, we should think about things of heaven! He taught, as did Jesus, there is a growing process in the Spirit, as there is in the natural life. To mature in the things of God requires two things: the ability to think in the Spirit, and the desire to acquire maturity. The new or immature believer must grow and mature in the Spirit to have grounded confidence in their salvation. We have been given the mind of Christ, and we will give account for how we've utilized it for the Kingdom.

As the mind of Christ develops in the believer, his faith, confidence in Christ, and knowledge of the things of God begins to eclipse the old value system of the fallen world that is being shaped by fallen man. The natural man can't get his head around such thoughts; they're nonsense to him.

What matters to me? Where are my priorities? Do I lean fully and constantly on the things of God, are those the things that occupy my mind? Those possessing the Spirit of Christ, and those who wear His name, must answer emphatically and enthusiastically, YES! How could we still be interested in the fallen things here? Born twice, we are now the sons and daughters of the real and eternal God!

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Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

~1 John 3:2 KJV

But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

~1 Corinthians 2:14 KJV

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

~John 3:3 KJV

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

~Colossians 3:1 KJV

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

~Romans 12:2 KJV

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding.

~Proverbs 4:7 KJV