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1 | Can Christians be too heavenly minded? | NT general Archive 1 | kalos | 6736 | ||
Can Christians become too heavenly minded? | ||||||
2 | Can Christians be too heavenly minded? | NT general Archive 1 | Makarios | 6746 | ||
I would presume not, since Philippians 4:8, Hebrews 3:1, and 1 Peter 1:13 lead us to believe that we must dwell or set our minds upon whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, of good repute, or anything that is worthy of praise! And our Lord Jesus is definitely worthy of praise! If we could do so much as to become too heavenly minded instead of too worldly minded, then we will become a credit to those around us, a beacon of salvation for the world! It will be undeniable that the Holy Spirit lives in us. There is no limit as far as how much we could include God in our lives! So I believe that one should strive to be more heavenly minded in everything, being a constant witness for our Lord Jesus Christ! | ||||||
3 | Can Christians be too heavenly minded? | NT general Archive 1 | itiswritten | 30331 | ||
Dear Kalos, I believe it is possible to be too heavenly minded. However, I also believe it is better to be too heavenly minded than to be too earthly minded. Let me explain. Many years ago I lost my little boy in a sudden, tragic accident. I threw myself into the Lord and He held me up and my whole family [at the time I also had three other small children] and, of course, my husband. At the funeral service, the pastor cited the fact of the resurrection and that I would one day be able to embrace my son, once again. I had not dealt with that pain in my loss and I am ever grateful for his pointing that out. It made a very great difference in my own personal healing and, for me, I had not dealt with that part of my loss at all. Since we are still in the flesh, we cannot totally discount it as we must function in the flesh while we are on this earth. I cite 2 Thessalonians 3:6-15, where some had stopped working in order to do, what they believed was the Lord's will, believing that He was coming very soon. However, they were not in the Lord's will and Paul told them that if they refused to work, they should not eat. Of course it is better to be too spiritual minded than to be too carnally minded. But while we are still in the body, we must not disregard the needs of the flesh altogether. |
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4 | Can Christians be too heavenly minded? | NT general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 30337 | ||
Greetings Itiswritten! I am sorry to hear about your loss! My wife and I also lost a son at 9 months of age to congential heart defects! We also have four other children! Whew! :-) Isn't the Lord good though! I don't think I would have made it through that time of my life if it had not been for His love! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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