LOVING WITH THE MIND

GOD FORETOLD the MAKING of  A NEW COVENANT, under which the HOLY SPIRIT would
WORK to WRITE HIS LAWS IN the MINDS and HEARTS of his people.

In THIS WAY you are ABLE TO FULFILL that upon which the whole Law and the Prophets hung,
"YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, and WITH ALL YOUR SOUL,
and WITH ALL YOUR MIND."
The apostle PAUL said that he would rather speak five words with his MIND, in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a TONGUE. We need to increase and become full grown in POWERS OF UNDERSTANDING.  1 Cor.14. We are commanded to be "PERFECTLY JOINED
TOGETHER IN THE SAME MIND and IN THE SAME LINE OF THOUGHT." 1 Cor. 1:10;
Phil. 2:2;  1 Pet. 3:8.
When our hearts are NOT FULLY TURNED to GOD, we are DULL IN MENTAL PERCEPTION.
As it happened to MEN who did NOT APPROVE OF HOLDING GOD IN ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE,  but who worshipped created things instead of the Creator, "GOD GAVE THEM UP
TO A DISAPPROVED MENTAL STAGE, THEY ARE IN DARKNESS MENTALLY, DOING
ALL MANNER OF UNPROFITABLE AND UNFITTING THINGS." Rom. 1:28; Eph. 4:17-18.

With MINDS and CONSCIENCES DEFILED, NOTHING IS CLEAN TO THEM; therefore they talk without senses in an effort to DECEIVE THE MINDS of others, by trying to bring them into
bondage TO IDEAS OF MEN. TITUS 1 : 10-16.
FOR THIS REASON, it is essential for all, and particularly for those in responsible positions, to be
SOUND IN MIND.  Rom. 12:3;  1Tim. 3:2;  Titus 2:6:  1 Pet.4:7.

The god of this world (this system of things), the Devil, is responsible for blinding the minds of the unbelievers, seducing them by his cunning, corrupting their MINDS away from sincerity and the chastity that are due to our spiritual bodies. It is necessary, for all of us who BELIEVE,  exhibit
UNITY OF MIND and REASONABLENESS, continuing IN PRAYER, in order that the PEACE
OF GOD "THAT EXCELS ALL THOUGHT" may GUARD OUR MENTAL POWERS BY
MEANS OF JESUS CHRIST (our MEDIATOR).