1 John 2:18 cont.

May 17, 2015

1 John 2:18 cont.

Preacher: Bill Bottger

Series: 1 John

Passage: 1 John 2:18

Service Type: Sunday Morning

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Do you struggle with thoughts popping into your head that shouldn’t be there? Do you dwell on those things or fight to rid it from your mind? A pure thought life is integral to living a holy life. Proverbs 4:23 says, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” The heart in this verse refers to the thoughts of the inner man and shows that, whether good or evil, unchecked thoughts can turn into actions. We cannot dwell on evil and reap good in our life, so it is important not to let the mind wander aimlessly, but to “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ”(2 Cor. 10:5). For the thought life to be obedient to Christ our mind must be “renewed” in the knowledge of God’s word (Col. 3:10), and only then will our actions be transformed to that “good, pleasing and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2). Something to think about…