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The Mind Of Christ 2
By: Soulman Date: May 27, 2020, 5:16 am
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For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct
him? but we have the mind of Christ. - 1 Corinthians 2:16.
We have made the statement before "the mind of Christ is in
Paul's Epistles." Now to clarify that statement a believer has
to understand how Paul was used to bring into the world a whole
new understanding and way of living for rebirthed humanity. He
was the one that told us Christ lived in the believer by a
birthing (born again). Paul doesn't use the term born again in
his Epistles he uses the term Mystery, such as "the mystery of
Christ in you the hope of glory," and if you follow along with
Paul as he says to do then you see he is talking about a born
again believer. Not real hard to follow Paul in his
understanding if you take him as he is or as he writes. He does
not beat around the bush so to speak, he is very plain spoken.
Even in one place he said "I'm with you in fear and trembling"
because Paul's message is very direct and separates a believer
from who they think they are and tells them who they are. That
is hard on people because what we believe is everything and to
be separated from that is devastating. It can be like a baby
being separated from it's mother, nothing worse.
So in Paul's Epistles you have the mind of Christ in them. So
important for believers to read an understand Paul as he said in
Ephesians 3. Without Paul's Epistles you will not know anything
about being in Christ. Without Paul's Epistles we would not even
know we are in Christ as believers. Wow that is a scary thought
to not have that written because we would not be much different
from the world. So thank God it is written, it had to be or
humanity would have never known the plan of God for creation. We
would have lived and died like OT saints not knowing nothing but
outer things and never coming to knowledge he is my father.
Could you imagine if we had to go through life not knowing the
father but just knowing the angry OT God, that is where many in
religion are.
In another place Paul said "but we have the mind of Christ." You
know how to translate that "we have available to us the mind of
Christ." How did God make the mind of Christ available to a
believer? Correct again "by the Pauline Epistles." When Paul was
given the new creation race gospel God was given the mind of
Christ to the world or should say believers. The gospel came
into the world through the Apostle Paul as Christ himself
revealed to Paul time and time again what would be "the mind of
Christ."
Where did Paul get his information to write scriptures like
"Know no man after the flesh, not even Jesus." 2 Corinthians
5:17.
Yes Jesus himself said to Paul that we were not to know him for
what he did in the flesh other than death, burial, and
resurrection. That is a big wammie for those that are still
trying to be like Jesus of Nazareth. He is not Jesus of Nazareth
anymore he is Christ in you the hope of glory. Can you see the
difference, it is the same person Jesus Christ but in a
different form, he is Spirit now and in you. We are very easily
distracted from the knowledge of Christ and getting his mind by
looking for the flesh and blood person that nolonger exsists in
that form. Bless you.
#Post#: 14588--------------------------------------------------
Re: The Mind Of Christ 2
By: mjrhealth Date: May 27, 2020, 6:44 am
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[quote author=Soulman link=topic=944.msg14586#msg14586
date=1590574603]
So thank God it is written, it had to be or humanity would have
never known the plan of God for creation.
[/quote]
Thank God for His Spirit through Him whom God reveals those
things who have ears to hear.Look at how many read the bible and
still dont have a clue because they refuse to turn to Christ and
give Him the honour He deserves.
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Re: The Mind Of Christ 2
By: Amadeus Date: May 27, 2020, 9:07 am
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[quote author=Soulman link=topic=944.msg14586#msg14586
date=1590574603]
Paul doesn't use the term born again in his Epistles he uses the
term Mystery, such as "the mystery of Christ in you the hope of
glory," and if you follow along with Paul as he says to do then
you see he is talking about a born again believer.
[/quote]
Amen!
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Re: The Mind Of Christ 2
By: Soulman Date: May 27, 2020, 3:58 pm
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[quote author=mjrhealth link=topic=944.msg14588#msg14588
date=1590579891]
Thank God for His Spirit through Him whom God reveals those
things who have ears to hear.Look at how many read the bible and
still dont have a clue because they refuse to turn to Christ and
give Him the honour He deserves.
[/quote]
Yes a good thought you must have an ear to hear. For the
students of the word, the written word is their lamp, a light
unto their feet.
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Re: The Mind Of Christ 2
By: mjrhealth Date: May 27, 2020, 9:51 pm
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[quote author=Soulman link=topic=944.msg14592#msg14592
date=1590613119]
, the written word is their lamp, a light unto their feet.
[/quote]
No His spoken word is, even Christ, teh light of teh world and
teh world perceived Him not. The bible has no life even He said
it.
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