El comportament de les persones i les seves accions deriven de la ment. Per això, la ment determina el comportament i les accions de les persones. Abans que algú faci alguna cosa, a lot has already taken place in the mind. Diu la Bíblia, that the mind can be controlled and dominated by the flesh; which is controlled by the kingdom of darkness or by the Spirit; Who is being controlled by the Kingdom of God. Therefore the mind has a choice to do the will of God or the will of the devil.
The carnal mind
Before you believed in Jesus Christ and es va penedir, your mind was carnal and was being controlled by the world; El regne de la foscor. Your mind was fed and formed by the knowledge, wisdom and the things of this world.
But when you believed in Jesus Christ, es va penedir, i es va convertir tornat a néixer en l'esperit, vas ser traslladat del regne de les tenebres al Regne de Déu. You were set apart from the world. You didn’t belong to the world; El regne de la foscor, més, but you belonged to the Kingdom of God. You were no longer the old creation but you had become a Nova creació; Un fill de Déu (Això s'aplica tant a homes com a dones), but your mind was still the same.
The renewing of the mind
Although you became a new creation, your mind was still the same. Your mind was unchanged and your mind was still conformed to the world. Per això, it was necessary to renew your mind with God’s Word, so that you would find out the voluntat de Déu i caminar segons la seva voluntat.
It’s so important, that your mind is being conformed to the Word of God. Perquè només aleshores, will you have the mind of Christ. When you have the mind of Christ, you will speak and act like Jesus and live according to God’s will in holiness and righteousness.
I no us conformeu amb aquest món: però sigueu transformats per la renovació de la vostra ment, perquè demostreu què és això bo, i acceptable, i perfecte, voluntat de Déu (romans 12:2)
I ser renovat en l’esperit de la vostra ment; I això vau posar el nou home, que després de Déu es crea en la justícia i la veritable santedat (ef 4:23-24)
But as long, as you don’t renova la teva ment Amb la paraula de Déu, your mind will stay unrenewed and therefore you will stay the same as before your repentance. Your mind will stay carnal and you will keep walking as the creació antiga Després de la carn. You shall be controlled by your flesh and shall be led by your senses, emocions, Pensaments, sentiments, opinions, will etc. As long as you are being controlled by the flesh, you will sow in the flesh and shall reap corruption and death.
Perquè tenir una ment carnal és la mort; però tenir una mentalitat espiritual és vida i pau. Perquè la ment carnal és enemistat contra Déu: perquè no està subjecte a la llei de Déu, cap de les dues no pot ser. Així doncs, els que estan en la carn no poden agradar a Déu (Residència devellida 8:6-8)
Aquells, who are continuously dominated by the flesh (la naturalesa pecaminosa) shall also put their mind on the things of the flesh (Natura pecaminosa) and shall do what the flesh wants to do. Però aquells, who are continuously being dominated by the Spirit, shall also put their mind on the things of Spirit and the Kingdom of God.
The old man blames others
Many times believers, who misbehave or have made a mistake often say: ”the devil made me do it, he made me sin”. El Vell always hides and blames others for his behavior and mistake(s) and never takes responsibility for the mistake(s) he made.
Quan Adam va pecar, he hid himself from God. When God asked him, if he had eaten from the forbidden tree, Adam immediately blamed Eve for his Desobediència a Déu. Eve acted the same way and blamed the serpent for her disobedience.
Per descomptat, the serpent tempted Eve, but Eve and Adam were responsible for their own actions. When Eve was tempted by the devil, a thought of curiosity and temptation entered her mind and instead of commanding that thought to leave, she allowed the thought into her mind and conceived that thought.
Before she acted and ate from the forbidden fruit, she already made the choice in her mind to eat from the forbidden fruit. Adam did the same thing, and also gave in to la temptació.
Tan, they were both responsible for their own actions. They were the ones, who sinned and not the devil.
The devil still tries to tempt people in the flesh, perquè aquest és el seu territori. He shall always try to tempt you by putting evil thoughts into your mind, that will cause you to misbehave, make a mistake and do or say something that is against the will of God. Sí, the devil tries to tempt people by putting thoughts into their mind that may cause them to sin. That’s what he did with Adam and Eve, Caen, Lot’s wife, Samson, Saul, David, Solomon etc. Sí, he even tried to tempt Jesus, el Fill de Déu, but Jesus loved God above all, Ell sabia el voluntat del seu Pare i la seva naturalesa, therefore He overcame the devil by using the Word of God in the right context.
The devil can tempt you, però no et pot fer pecar
The devil can tempt you, but he cannot make you sin. Tu ets l'únic, who is responsible for your sins. You decide to do something that goes against God’s will and sin or not. You are responsible for your behavior and your actions. And it all starts in your mind. Your mind is a breeding ground for good or evil.
Malauradament, the devil still has control in the mind of many believers. That’s mainly because many believers don’t renovar la seva ment Amb la paraula de Déu. Per això, they don’t get to know the voluntat de Déu. They keep feeding their mind with the knowledge, wisdom and the things of this world. Per això, their mind belongs to the world; el diable, and they walk according to la seva voluntat.
A causa del fet, that the devil controls the mind, he also controls the lives of many believers. He determines their behavior, speech, and actions. Sí, he controls them by controlling their mind; their thoughts. He puts thoughts into their mind that go against the will of God, and as long as they are carnal and they are being led by the flesh, they shall obey these thoughts. They shall walk and live according to what their thoughts tell and command them to do. Just like the Word says, that before you repented you lived like the world, in the lusts of your flesh, fulfilling the desires of your flesh and of the mind.
I heu accelerat, que estaven morts a les faltes i els pecats; En el temps passat, va caminar segons el transcurs d’aquest món, Segons el príncep del poder de l’aire, l'esperit que ara treballa en els fills de la desobediència: Entre els quals també vam mantenir la nostra conversa en temps passats en les luxúries de la nostra carn, complint els desitjos de la carn i de la ment; i eren per naturalesa els fills de la ira, Fins i tot com els altres (Efesis 2:1-3)
L'adulteri
A person doesn’t commit adultery, just like that. Although some believers, que han comès adulteri, dir, that they couldn’t help it and before they knew it they committed adultery. But that’s nonsense! Accidentally infidelity and adultery do not exist. Because before a person commits adultery, all kinds of unclean sexual thoughts have already entered the mind of the person. They brought up the idea of committing adultery. The person can mislead many people, who are carnal and are being led by their emotions and feelings, by taking a victim role, so that others will feel sorry for the person and have compassion. Però aquells, who are led by the Holy Spirit, and are not led by carnal feelings and emotions, don’t fall for that. They will discern the spirits, including the spirit of self-pity.
But before a person commits adultery, an unclean sexual thought of lust and desire already entered the mind. This thought came forth out of the lusts and desires of the flesh. Això es mostra, that the flesh is not Crucificat en Crist, but is still alive and reigns in the person’s life. If the person had taken authority over this thought, by commanding it to leave his mind, the person would not have committed adultery. But the person didn’t do that and allowed that thought. The person not only allowed the thought but also meditated on this thought. In the mind, the person already committed adultery and has connected himself/herself with the other person. Ara, these unclean sexual feelings of lust will only become stronger.
Una persona, who commits fornication or adultery, has done this with premeditation. After committing adultery, this unclean spirit of sexual lust and desire shall reign in the person’s life. Because the person has obeyed this spirit by committing adultery and has given access to his/her life. This spirit shall manifest himself from time to time. That’s why many times when someone commits adultery it isn’t just one time, Però al cap d’un temps, it happens again.
I’ve given this example of adultery, but there are so many examples to mention, about thoughts that cause behavior and actions, que va en contra de la voluntat de Déu. Like gossip, manipulation, mentida, embotit, preocupar-se, complaining, hurting other people, scams, robatori, embezzling money, tax evasion and so on. All these actions are being done with premeditation because they all derive from the mind of a person.
La ment té una opció
La ment té una opció. As long as a person stays carnal and is not able to control his flesh, the person shall be dominated by his flesh; Natura pecaminosa. La persona s'ha de deixar guiar pels seus pensaments en lloc de prendre autoritat sobre els seus pensaments.
Cada persona pren les seves pròpies decisions per permetre els pensaments, i concebre els pensaments i el pecat, o rebutjar els pensaments i no pecar. Cada persona és responsable de la seva ment, comportament i accions. Per tant, no podeu culpar els altres pel vostre comportament o accions.
Per això, és tan important i necessari renova la teva ment amb la Paraula de Déu, en lloc d'alimentar la teva ment amb les coses d'aquest món. Perquè la teva ment determina el teu comportament i les teves accions.
La teva forma de vida ho demostra, si tens una ment carnal i ets guiat per la carn o que tens la ment de Crist conforme a la Paraula i guiat per l'Esperit. Si tens la ment de Crist i ets guiat per l'Esperit Sant, viuràs segons La voluntat de Déu i servir-lo.
Serviu-lo amb un cor perfecte i amb una ment disposada: perquè el Senyor busca tots els cors, i entén totes les imaginacions dels pensaments: si el cerques, Ell serà trobat de tu; però si l'abandones, Ell et rebutjarà per sempre (1 Cròniques 28:9)
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