Deut. 29:2-4; Jeremiah 31:31-34, “Get It Together” (3)

In this listing of passages keep in mind that the “mind” it is talking about is this “mind” that perceives, that by the Spirit under the New Covenant is enabling us to see how things fit together in our walk with Christ.  But also keep in mind, that the natural man has a “mind” like this, but it is a “good sense” mind that is created by the wisdom of the world.

·       Luke 24:46: Jesus opened the understanding of the disciples so they could understand the Scriptures.  We need this.  As believers in Christ we have this in the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:10).

·       Rom.1:28: God gave them over to reprobate minds.  Because man suppressed the truth, his “good sense mind” is actually rejected, worthless.

·       Rom.7:23,25: Paul sees another law (law of sin) working against the “law of my mind” (his desire to do right).  He serves God with the law of his mind.

·       Rom.11:34: who has known the mind of the Lord.  Ultimately, God’s understanding is above all others.

·       Rom.12:2: be transformed by the renewal of your mind (a change in our perspective or perception).

·       Rom.14:5: We need to be persuaded in our own mind if something is right.

·       1Cor.1:10: Christians should be joined in the same mind.

·       1 Cor.2:16ab: who knows the mind of the Lord; but we have mind of Christ.  In the New Covenant time believers are able by the Holy Spirit to know things that were a mystery in OT times. 

·       1 Cor 14:14,15,19: Concerning speaking in tongues Paul says, if I pray in a tongue my understanding is unfruitful; therefore I'll pray and sing with my mind; he would rather speak 5 words with his understanding. 

·       Eph.4:17: Gentiles walk in vanity of their mind.

·       Eph.4:23: As in Rom. 12:2, be renewed in the spirit of your mind.

·       Phil.4:7: the peace of God passes all understanding.

·       Col.2:18: The Gnostics were vainly puffed up in their fleshly mind.

·       2 Th.2:2: don't be shaken in mind (worried), Paul says, about false claim that the day of Christ had already come.

·       2 Tim.3:8: Jannes & Jambres were men of corrupt minds.

·       Tit 1:15: the mind and conscience of the unpure person is defiled.

·       Rev.13:18: let him with understanding count number of beast.

·       Rev 17:9: here is the mind with wisdom (the one who understands the nature of the harlot Babylon).

Not all who say they have it together do, in fact, have it together.  The Christian has an advantage because of the indwelling Spirit.