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The Lord knows
his people need some improvement therefore he sent his Oracles with his remedy
for our soul problem (mind, will, and emotions).
It was he who
gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some
to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service,
We were created
in the image of GOD but the cause and effect of being kicked out of the garden
marred that image and needs to be restored.
The new birth
effectively restores man spiritually but that is only phase one.
Phase two The renewing process:
Romans
12:1-2 I
appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to
present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is
your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to
this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may
discern what the will of God— what is is good and acceptable and perfect
Ephesians 4:22-25 You were taught
to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its
lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves
with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true
righteousness and holiness.
In other words
through study, preaching and prayer we become “Knower’s” or we know what the
right path is.
To paraphrase
Isaiah 30:21 when it comes to doing right the renewed mind (conscience) will
guide you if you will allow it to.
The greatest
weapon that is used against us by the foe of righteousness is Lust. Lust at it’s worse will destroy us and at
it’s best will render us useless for the kingdom of GOD.
In it’s blatant
forms it is easily recognized but there are subtle forms that affects even the
most sophisticated Christian.
It has been said,
“It is the second look that get’s us.”
Eve undoubtedly
had seen every tree in the garden but when she gave the tree of knowledge a
prolong look - - lust was conceived in her heart.
Wives accuse
husbands of giving other women a second (prolonged) look and chastise them for
it. For it is there where the threshold
of lust is being conceived.
It was when David
the king gave Bathsheba that second look that led him into sinning. Being able to repel Lust when it attacks you is
the path to success as a Christian. The
senses input fuel for activating Lust.
The five senses
are hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, touching, which leads to wanting either
right or wrong.
Jesus said take
heed to what you hear. In hearing is the
motivation to do right or wrong.
Seeing can cause
us to seek the wrong.
Smelling can lead
us to eat the wrong.
Tasting can fail
to warn us of the wrong.
Touching can
encourage us to want the wrong.
We are in
perilous state when we fail to balance our knowledge with wisdom for without
wisdom knowledge will lead us astray.
The wisest of all
said; “Get wisdom, get understanding;
Do not forget my
words or turn away from them.
Do not forsake
wisdom, and she will protect you;
Love her, and she
will watch over you”.
Our hope is
“Introspection with the goal of perfecting ourselves”.
Matthew 5:48
Be ye therefore
perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
(Atypical of me without GOD)
Glowing in the
shadows
Twisted in confusion
Grazing in the
meadows
Voices in
profusion
Colors, thoughts,
emotions
Are trapped
within the heart
Feeling no
emotions
End without a
start
[Chorus]
Introspection,
what am I really like inside?
Introspection,
why have all the prophets lied?
There's a season
when I will find out where I am
And there's a
reason,
and I will someday find the plan
Striving for
perfection
And hiding when
it comes
Seeing its
reflection
And the fire it
becomes
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