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The human mind consists of consciousness and sub-consciousness. The sub area is
where we our minds store suppressed thoughts, feelings, and desires; in other
words: things we'd just as soon forget rather than think about.
For example: most Christians cannot admit, even to themselves, their honest
opinions about God because those opinions are not only unacceptable, but also
unthinkable. Those thoughts and feelings about God are so disturbing that
sometimes when one leaks out for us to contemplate, it actually makes us wince,
possibly even shiver; and sometimes even momentarily close our eyes and grit our
teeth.
This sermon is basically a self-test for the fallen nature. However; the results are
useful only when people are honest with themselves. For example:
If you were a creator, and by means of precognition knew in advance that the
human life you were thinking about bringing into existence would one day require
you to exterminate almost the entire batch in a deluge-- men, women, underage
children, infants, handicapped folk, and senior citizens (not to mention birds, bugs,
and beasts) --would you willfully and deliberately go ahead and bring all that life
into existence anyway knowing full well in advance that your own hand would
eventually be killing them by means of a massive die-off?
In my honest opinion (I assume we're all being honest here) no reasonable person,
with normal sensitivities, would ever knowingly jeopardize so much life just so they
could have their very own sandbox to play in.
• Rev 4:11 . . O Lord our God . . you created everything, and it is for your pleasure
that they exist and were created.
My opinion insinuates that the creator is an unreasonable person whose sensitivities
fall in the abnormal range. What does my opinion say about me? Well; obviously it
says that I test positive for the fallen nature.
• Rom 8:7 . .The sinful mind is hostile to God.
faq: I am sometimes secretly opposed to the way God goes about His business.
Does that mean there is no hope for me?
a: Heb 9:1-14 teaches that Christ's blood serves to sanitize our minds; and we only
have to undergo that form of sanitation just once and it's good for all time; we
never have to repeat the process.
faq: Christ's blood can stop my mind from thinking bad thoughts about God?
a: No, you can expect that those kinds of thoughts will continue to be a nuisance;
but they will never again be a barrier between you and God. Christ will make sure
of that. The remainder of the ninth chapter of Hebrews bears that out.
faq: So, how do I go about obtaining this mental sanitation about which you
speak?
a: That's easy. Find yourself a place and simply speak up, admitting to God that
you have a sinful mind and would like to take advantage of His son's blood to
sanitize it. It sometimes helps to cover your face with your hands to give you a
sense of privacy between you and God. I pray like that all the time; it works for
me.
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where we our minds store suppressed thoughts, feelings, and desires; in other
words: things we'd just as soon forget rather than think about.
For example: most Christians cannot admit, even to themselves, their honest
opinions about God because those opinions are not only unacceptable, but also
unthinkable. Those thoughts and feelings about God are so disturbing that
sometimes when one leaks out for us to contemplate, it actually makes us wince,
possibly even shiver; and sometimes even momentarily close our eyes and grit our
teeth.
This sermon is basically a self-test for the fallen nature. However; the results are
useful only when people are honest with themselves. For example:
If you were a creator, and by means of precognition knew in advance that the
human life you were thinking about bringing into existence would one day require
you to exterminate almost the entire batch in a deluge-- men, women, underage
children, infants, handicapped folk, and senior citizens (not to mention birds, bugs,
and beasts) --would you willfully and deliberately go ahead and bring all that life
into existence anyway knowing full well in advance that your own hand would
eventually be killing them by means of a massive die-off?
In my honest opinion (I assume we're all being honest here) no reasonable person,
with normal sensitivities, would ever knowingly jeopardize so much life just so they
could have their very own sandbox to play in.
• Rev 4:11 . . O Lord our God . . you created everything, and it is for your pleasure
that they exist and were created.
My opinion insinuates that the creator is an unreasonable person whose sensitivities
fall in the abnormal range. What does my opinion say about me? Well; obviously it
says that I test positive for the fallen nature.
• Rom 8:7 . .The sinful mind is hostile to God.
faq: I am sometimes secretly opposed to the way God goes about His business.
Does that mean there is no hope for me?
a: Heb 9:1-14 teaches that Christ's blood serves to sanitize our minds; and we only
have to undergo that form of sanitation just once and it's good for all time; we
never have to repeat the process.
faq: Christ's blood can stop my mind from thinking bad thoughts about God?
a: No, you can expect that those kinds of thoughts will continue to be a nuisance;
but they will never again be a barrier between you and God. Christ will make sure
of that. The remainder of the ninth chapter of Hebrews bears that out.
faq: So, how do I go about obtaining this mental sanitation about which you
speak?
a: That's easy. Find yourself a place and simply speak up, admitting to God that
you have a sinful mind and would like to take advantage of His son's blood to
sanitize it. It sometimes helps to cover your face with your hands to give you a
sense of privacy between you and God. I pray like that all the time; it works for
me.
_
