The most brilliant academic mind in all of earth, either past, present or future, with all the most prestigious degrees from the highest learning facilities apart from a new heart and mind “In Christ,” is ignorant of spiritual life and the most academically “ignorant,” child or adult who has repented towards GOD, turning to Him and submitting to the LORD Jesus and trusting Him entirely and exclusively with their life for forgiveness of sins is wiser for they now have the Mind of Christ and the ability to know God the Creator and His Son, the LORD Jesus and have the Holy Spirit reside within as their personal resident Teacher, “And He will guide you into all truth.”-{Read John 16:13-14}.
” I have more insight than all my teachers,
For Your testimonies are my meditation.
I understand more than the aged,
Because I have observed Your precepts.
I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
That I may keep Your word. “-{Psalm 119;99-101}
Consider the MIND, CONDITION of all People outside of Christ in these verses…
- – HOSTILE MIND Towards God – ” ‘the sinful mind is hostile to God and it is not obedient to God’s law, not can it be’ (Rom 8:7),
- – DARKENED MIND,Inability to Spiritually Perceive – “ever learning and never able to come to :knowledge of the truth” (2 Tim 3:7).
- -MORAL SPIRITUAL IGNORANT MIND– “They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.“- {Eph 4:18}
- – DEPRAVED MIND – “Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that they do what ought not to be done.”-{Rom 1:28}
- –SIN DOMINATED MIND THAT IS SPIRITUAL DEATH– “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.”-{Rom 8:6}
- – A REBELLIOUS MIND– “His thoughts are not our thoughts and His ways not our ways- (Isa 55:8-9 ).
- – A FOOLISH MIND- “The foolishness of man ruins his way, And his heart rages against the LORD.”-
HOSTILE- DARKENED- IGNORANT-DEPRAVED-SIN DOMINATED, REBELLIOUS – Such is the “MIND” of the person who does not have a personal relationship with God that comes through repentance towards God and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. This “mind” cannot obey the first and greatest command to “Love the LORD your God with ALL your….MIND!” Spiritually dead, deceived, and a prisoner of satan -{Read Eph 2:1-3 & 2 Tim 2:24-26}.
To be able to Love GOD with all of your mind you must submit yourself to the Authority of The LORD Jesus for forgiveness of sins, and be made right with God, through the LORD Jesus Christ
A- ADMIT YOUR SIN TO GOD
T- TURN TO GOD FROM SELF AS KING,TO SUBMIT TO GOD
T- TRUST JESUS CHRIST TO RESCUE YOU, FORGIVE YOU and be able to fulfill the purpose of the Mind He gave you which is to “‘LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL OF YOUR …,MIND”-{Luke 10:27}.