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1 | Can Satin read our minds?Chaser. | Bible general Archive 2 | Morant61 | 138713 | ||
Greetings Janae! I have been following this thread over the last day or so. So far, it has been an excellent illustration of why one must not go beyond what Scripture says or base doctrine upon experience. For instance, you have said that Satan can read our minds. Yet, Scripture does not say this is so. You said, "That is why we must pray to have the mind of Christ, so that our thoughts, feelings and purpose are Christ's throughts, feelings and purpose." Yet, Scripture never once says that believers should pray for the mind of Christ. However, 1 Cor. 2:16 says that 'we have the mind of Christ', not that we have to pray for it. For subjects as important as these, I would strongly suggest that we stick with what Scripture actually says my friend! By the way, I like your Screen name! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Can Satin read our minds?Chaser. | Bible general Archive 2 | Praise Be To God | 138715 | ||
Matthew 16:19 says "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." I pray each day that my mind would be bound to the mind of Christ. That is what I meant by praying to have the mind of Christ. Janae |
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3 | Can Satin read our minds?Chaser. | Bible general Archive 2 | BradK | 138718 | ||
Hi Janae, I would really encourage you to think about brother Tims' response to you because he's on solid ground! You're saying things that scripture doesn't say. Matt. 16:19 doesn't say anything SPECIFICALLY about "praying for the mind of Christ". Though there is nothing wrong with seeking that, the verse you quote doesn't implore or even imply that. Again, let's look at 1 Cor. 2:16: "For who has known the mind of the Lord, that he will instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ." It's in the present tense- so its' something we have-to those who are spiritual (vs. 15). We have received the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God (vs.12). Consider Paul's admonition in 1 Cor. 4:6,"...so that in us you may learn not to exceed what is written..." God's Word must be the final authority for determining the validity (truth) of spiritual matters because it IS TRUTH (John. 17:17). Experience is a poor substitute. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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4 | Can Satin read our minds?Chaser. | Bible general Archive 2 | Praise Be To God | 138719 | ||
BradK: Knowing God's promise that, "Whatsoever we shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever we shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven," what would you pray for? Do you ever pray in this manner? Janae |
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5 | Can Satin read our minds?Chaser. | Bible general Archive 2 | BradK | 138720 | ||
Hi Janae, In all seriousness I don't take the Matt. 16 verse as a "catch-all" for prayer. I definitely believe in praying scripture back to God and I ask to be more Christ-like, to Know Him (Phil. 3:10), and to walk in the Spirit (Gal. 5:16). I seek the truths of Proverbs 3:5-6. Again, I really encourage you to consider the advice of the many brothers who have responded to your initial question. As scripture says, "there is wisdom in a multitude of counsellors". (Prov. 13:10, 18:1) God Bless, BradK |
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6 | Can Satin read our minds?Chaser. | Bible general Archive 2 | Praise Be To God | 138891 | ||
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