Meditation on Mark 12:28-34
Developing the Christian mind is not optional. Believers are commanded to develop and renew their minds. Furthermore, Christians are to have the mind of Christ.
Do not think that every follower of Christ is not called to develop and renew his mind from thinking as the world. Scripture clearly states that Christians are to have a distinctly different mind-set than the world.
The apostle Paul penned:
Therefore I urge you, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect (Romans 12:1-2, NASB, 1995 Update, emphasis added).
God wants believers to use their minds. First, Christians are to use their minds in serving God (see Mark 12:30; Matthew 22:37; Luke 10:27). Second, the mind is to be used in seeking to discern God's will (see 1 Corinthians 7:37). Third, the mind is to be used in worship (see Mark 12:28-34). Furthermore, God wants to renew the mind (see Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 4:23; Hebrews 10:16; Jeremiah 31:33). The mind must be correctly focused (see Romans 8:5-6; Philippians 4:6-7; Colossians 3:2).
The next three posting will examine more in-depth discussion the mind of God, the mind of Christ, and the human mind
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