a mind of God

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How do you think like a Christian? I believe this is the main question this book is answering. The author says that there is a major divide when it comes to how we approach the very act of thinking. He mentions that Christianity is being secularized and degenerating into a pathetic version of itself or, more significantly, Christianity is actively being colonized and displaced by a different religious faith. He defines "thinking Christianly" as "thinking by Christians, about anything and everything in a consistent Christian way; in a manner that is shaped, directed, and restrained by the truth of God's Word and God's Spirit." He says there is either something outside of ourselves that we must take into account or there is not. The Christian mind is a mind that operates under the belief that there is something outside of ourselves that we must take into account. "Thinking in light of God's existence and his self-revelation is what it means to have a Christian mind".White, J. E. (2006). A mind for God.
In my life I believe thinking like a Christian is trying to see the world and the people in it, the way God sees us. The book describes it as seeing the world in a light of faith. As hard is it may seem sometimes, I try to view the world as a people who are broken. Before I get out of my car in the morning when I get to work, I pray to the lord that he would help me to react to each and every situation whether it be good or bad, the way he would react, I also pray that he would use me, and that people may see that a light that shines inside of me. I think that having a Christian mind is that of which, we decide that we are going to be loyal to God and his ways, and that others may see it in our actions. Our relationship with God is u...

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...ers and from the interaction others have had with the books we have read. In the book of Proverbs, the Bible speaks of our interaction with others as being akin to iron sharpening iron, on person sharpening another ( Proverbs 27:17). White, J. E. (2006). A mind for God.
In chapter five white talks about reflection, he describes it as giving thought to something to such a degree that it brings some kind of realization-an aha moment. Taking an idea and living with it until it is burned deep within. Christian reflection takes what is read, taught, suggested and announced, and brings it into light with a biblical worldview. This is thinking Christianly.White, J. E. (2006). A mind for God. Downers Grove

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White, J. E. (2006). A mind for God. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Books.

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White, J. E. (2006). A mind for God. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Books.

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