Bible Question: How can I spiritually endure? |
Bible Answer: Dear Angellove, This is the test a Christian faces, “How do I spiritually endure?”. The only way to accomplish this is to put truth into your mind so that evil is shoved aside. We know that light and darkness can not exist in the same location, thus by continual study and teaching a Christian keeps their mind free of fleshly lust. Their focus must be spiritual rather than worldly: Matt 6:19-22 19"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. 20"But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; 21for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22"The lamp of the body is the eye; if therefore your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. NAS How do you lay up “treasures in heaven”, but through teaching others the truth. The wise man wins souls. Christians must master their tendency to sin through the renewing of their mind, or in other words, the study and practice of God’s commands, through which they become transformed to their “new self”, as effectual doers. Eph 4:19-24 20But you did not learn Christ in this way, 21if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus, 22that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, 23and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, 24and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth. NAS This means being an independent thinker in scripture, not dependent upon the opinions of others, as the Christian must be able to stand alone before God with a clear conscience for all he has done. During life, they must overcome their fleshly nature and prove to God that they understand and practice His will. Rom 12:1-2 2And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. NAS In the end, the best course is to pray for guidance and an open mind. God is always faithful. AO |
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