I very seldom use the term “mind” as it is not well defined.
When I use the term “soul,” I often refer to it as the “individual soul” to distinguish it as separate from the “awakened soul” which is what happens after Jesus and the Holy Spirit move in and blend with the individual soul.
I know you are using the term in a derogatory way, and it doesn’t matter to me as I consider where you are at in your own spiritual growth.
When you learn to cling to Jesus and feel and fully experience His Love, you will realize that you wrre like the Pharisees, clinging to every word of the scriptures as they interpreted it and constantly trying to defend their rigid legalism as they argued with Jesus.
Jesus taught Love. There is no greater command. Without Love, you are nothing and your soul will not grow.
Remember Jesus’s words, “I have not come to judge, but to save.” Why do people, including me, fall into the trap of judging others?
If you feel your heart is hard and you feel contempt for me, then Jesus is not in you. If you say that you Love Jesus but do not Love your neighbor, you are a liar.
I constantly say these same words to myself as a reminder as satan is constantly trying to create separation and chaos.
I say these words with much Love in hopes that you too fully accept Jesus into your heart and not limit Him to your “mind.” ( I used the term mind here in an attempt at humor.)🤗
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“I constantly say these same words to myself as a reminder as satan is constantly trying to create separation and chaos.”
Our pastor has been doing a sermon series on Jonah. He reminded us of the verse:
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness in this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.”
Jonah hated the people of Nineveh because they were so wicked. But God had different plans for them. And our pastor said how we should not view people that disagree with us - even our enemies - as the ones that are evil - but that it is Satan. (And of course Satan playing on our weaknesses as well.)
Our battle is not with our boss, our spouse, the other political party, etc. It is with Satan. That doesn’t mean we put up with the wickedness, but we need to remember who we are really fighting.
Sorry, but derogatory and contempt are NOT what I feel.
Amazement would be closer.
How you have been led to believe the things you've written here seems strange to me.
Call me a doubting elsie, but unless I place my hands into the wounds, I will not believe.