Darkened Glass Reflections

Category: Renewing the Mind Reflections

God’s Holiness. III: Holiness and Renewal of the Mind

To experience and manifest God’s holiness in our lives, we need to renew our minds (Romans 12:1-2) through God’s Word.

September 27, 2020
Rooting Out Pride and Cultivating Humility

As a follow-up to my recent post about pride, I share a few practical biblical suggestions for dealing with pride and developing humility.

July 17, 2019
Killer Pride

Perhaps one of the worst sins is one that almost all of us have, but few confess. We do not notice it in ourselves, but we recoil when we see it in others. That sin is pride.

July 14, 2019
Foolish Wisdom

If we choose to accept God’s wisdom, we will seem foolish to the world. We will think like Jesus thinks, worship like Jesus worshiped, love as Jesus loves, and forgive as He has forgiven us.

June 23, 2019
Spiritual Warfare II: Destroying Strongholds with the Sword of the Spirit

Since we are dealing with a spiritual enemy, our weapons are spiritual. In Ephesians 6, Paul refers to the Word of God as the “sword of the Spirit.” He then urges us to pray. Scripture and prayer are our two primary weapons. The sword of the Spirit is particularly useful for destroying strongholds.

September 11, 2018
Merely Human?—1 Corinthians 3:1–4

Divisiveness and conflict are signs of spiritual immaturity. God calls us to live as children of God, not to act like we are “merely human.”

August 26, 2018
Growing Up in Christ. II: Maturity in Christ—1 Corinthians 14:20

God is calling us to think like adults and live like mature men and women of God. What steps can you take to move closer to that goal today?

August 21, 2018
Growing Up in Christ. I: Beyond Carnality—1 Corinthians 14:20

Renewal of the Christian’s mind, by the leading of the Holy Spirit, has a goal. God is seeking to raise us from spiritual immaturity to maturity. The Word of God calls us to mature thinking and living, not immaturity. While Jesus calls us to childlike faith (Mark 10:15; Matthew 18:3; Luke 18:17), He calls us…

August 19, 2018
Setting Your Mind Where It Belongs—Romans 8:5–6

Romans 8 contrasts two lives: The life “according to the Spirit” (the life of a true follower of Jesus) and the life “according to the flesh” (the life of one who does not have a real relationship with Him). It is interesting to place these two lives side-by-side.

August 12, 2018
The Truth Will Set You Free

So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:31–32).

May 6, 2018