Il comportamento delle persone e le loro azioni derivano dalla mente. Perciò, la mente determina il comportamento e le azioni delle persone. Prima che qualcuno faccia qualcosa, molto è già accaduto nella mente. La Bibbia dice, 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 pentito, your mind was carnal and was being controlled by the world; il regno delle tenebre. Your mind was fed and formed by the knowledge, wisdom and the things of this world.
But when you believed in Jesus Christ, pentito, e divenne nato di nuovo nello spirito, sei stato trasferito dal regno delle tenebre al regno di Dio. You were set apart from the world. You didn’t belong to the world; il regno delle tenebre, più, but you belonged to the Kingdom of God. You were no longer the old creation but you had become a nuova creazione; un figlio di Dio (questo vale sia per i maschi che per le femmine), 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. Perciò, it was necessary to renew your mind with God’s Word, so that you would find out the volontà di Dio e camminare secondo la sua volontà.
It’s so important, that your mind is being conformed to the Word of God. Perché solo allora, 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.
E non conformarsi a questo mondo: ma siate trasformati rinnovando la vostra mente, affinché possiate provare cosa è buono, e accettabile, e perfetto, volontà di Dio (romani 12:2)
E rinnovati nello spirito della tua mente; E che indossi l'uomo nuovo, che dopo Dio è creato nella giustizia e nella vera santità (Ef 4:23-24)
Ma finché, as you don’t rinnova la tua mente con la Parola di Dio, 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 vecchia creazione dopo la carne. You shall be controlled by your flesh and shall be led by your senses, emozioni, pensieri, sentimenti, opinioni, will etc. As long as you are being controlled by the flesh, you will sow in the flesh and shall reap corruption and death.
Perché avere una mentalità carnale è la morte; ma avere una mentalità spirituale è vita e pace. Perché la mente carnale è inimicizia contro Dio: poiché non è soggetto alla legge di Dio, nessuno dei due infatti può esserlo. Quindi coloro che sono nella carne non possono piacere a Dio (Rom 8:6-8)
Quelli, who are continuously dominated by the flesh (la natura peccaminosa) shall also put their mind on the things of the flesh (natura peccaminosa) and shall do what the flesh wants to do. Ma quelli, 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”. IL vecchio uomo always hides and blames others for his behavior and mistake(S) and never takes responsibility for the mistake(S) he made.
Quando Adamo peccò, he hid himself from God. When God asked him, if he had eaten from the forbidden tree, Adam immediately blamed Eve for his disobbedienza a Dio. Eve acted the same way and blamed the serpent for her disobedience.
Naturalmente,, 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 tentazione.
COSÌ, 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, perché quello è il suo territorio. 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. SÌ, 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, Caino, Lot’s wife, Samson, Saulo, David, Solomon etc. SÌ, he even tried to tempt Jesus, il Figlio di Dio, but Jesus loved God above all, Conosceva il volontà del Padre Suo e la Sua natura, therefore He overcame the devil by using the Word of God in the right context.
The devil can tempt you, but can’t make you sin
The devil can tempt you, but he cannot make you sin. Tu sei l'unico, 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.
Purtroppo, the devil still has control in the mind of many believers. That’s mainly because many believers don’t rinnovano la loro mente con la Parola di Dio. Perciò, they don’t get to know the volontà di Dio. They keep feeding their mind with the knowledge, wisdom and the things of this world. Per questo motivo, their mind belongs to the world; il diavolo, and they walk according to la sua volontà.
A causa del fatto che, that the devil controls the mind, he also controls the lives of many believers. He determines their behavior, speech, and actions. SÌ, 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.
E hai accelerato, che erano morti in trasgressioni e peccati; In cui nel tempo passato siamo passati secondo il corso di questo mondo, Secondo il principe del potere dell'aria, Lo spirito che ora lavora nei bambini della disobbedienza: Tra i quali anche noi tutti abbiamo avuto in passato conversazioni secondo i desideri della nostra carne, soddisfare i desideri della carne e della mente; ed erano per natura figli dell'ira, anche come gli altri (Efesini 2:1-3)
Adulterio
A person doesn’t commit adultery, just like that. Although some believers, who have committed adultery, Dire, 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. Ma quelli, 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. Questo dimostra, that the flesh is not crocifisso in Cristo, 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. Ora, 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, ma dopo un po', 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, Questo va contro la volontà di Dio. Like gossip, manipulation, dire bugie, rabbia, Preoccuparsi, lamentarsi, hurting other people, scams, furto, appropriazione indebita di denaro, tax evasion and so on. All these actions are being done with premeditation because they all derive from the mind of a person.
La mente ha una scelta
La mente ha una scelta. As long as a person stays carnal and is not able to control his flesh, the person shall be dominated by his flesh; natura peccaminosa. The person shall be led by his thoughts instead of taking authority over his thoughts.
Every person makes his/her own decisions to allow thoughts, and conceive thoughts and sin, or to reject thoughts and not sin. Every person is responsible for his/her mind, behavior and actions. Therefore you can’t blame others for your behavior or actions.
Ecco perché, it’s so important and necessary to rinnova la tua mente with God’s Word, instead of feeding your mind with the things of this world. Because your mind determines your behavior and your actions.
Your way of life proves, if you have a carnal mind and being led by the flesh or that you have the mind of Christ that is conformed to the Word and are led by the Spirit. If you have the mind of Christ and are led by the Holy Spirit then you shall live according to La volontà di Dio and serve Him.
Serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek Him, He will be found of thee; but if thou forsake Him, He will cast thee off for ever (1 Cronache 28:9)
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