Think Differently
You should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind.
Ephesians 4:17
Salvation is—first and foremost—a change of mind. The apostle Paul says to believers, “You have not so learned Christ” (Eph 4:20). Christianity is cognitive before it is experiential. A person needs to consider the gospel, believe its historic facts and spiritual truths, and then receive Christ as Savior and Lord.
The first step in that process is repentance, which means that you think differently about sin, about God, about Christ, and about your life than you used to think. The Greek word for “repentance” means “to change one’s mind.” As it is used in the New Testament, it always refers to a change of purpose, specifically a turning from sin.
That change should result in a change of behavior, which also is based on the mind. In today’s verse, Paul says that unregenerate people live “in the futility of their mind.” Proverbs 23:7 says, “As he thinks in his heart, so is he.” So when you think differently, you will act differently.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 173). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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Ephesians 4:17
Salvation is—first and foremost—a change of mind. The apostle Paul says to believers, “You have not so learned Christ” (Eph 4:20). Christianity is cognitive before it is experiential. A person needs to consider the gospel, believe its historic facts and spiritual truths, and then receive Christ as Savior and Lord.
The first step in that process is repentance, which means that you think differently about sin, about God, about Christ, and about your life than you used to think. The Greek word for “repentance” means “to change one’s mind.” As it is used in the New Testament, it always refers to a change of purpose, specifically a turning from sin.
That change should result in a change of behavior, which also is based on the mind. In today’s verse, Paul says that unregenerate people live “in the futility of their mind.” Proverbs 23:7 says, “As he thinks in his heart, so is he.” So when you think differently, you will act differently.
MacArthur, J. (2001). Truth for today : A daily touch of God's grace (Page 173). Nashville, Tenn.: J. Countryman.
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