What is in the mind of a reprobate?

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Jeremiah 6:27-30
[SUP]27 [/SUP]I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
[SUP]30 [/SUP]Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

 

[Willie-T]

Today's definition would likely be an unprincipled person. But the Bible leaned more toward "damned."

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Deception....selfishness.....perversion... violence


an ideal playground for the enemy

the worst part is they choose it and they love it
:/

 

[NoNameMcgee]

Romans 1:29

“Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,”

 

[Zmouth]

Contradiction

 

[miknik5]

Jeremiah 6:27-30
[SUP]27 [/SUP]I have set thee for a tower and a fortress among my people, that thou mayest know and try their way.
[SUP]28 [/SUP]They are all grievous revolters, walking with slanders: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupters.
[SUP]29 [/SUP]The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire; the founder melteth in vain: for the wicked are not plucked away.
[SUP]30 [/SUP]Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Its a seared conscience...

 

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Its a seared conscience...

Agreed... The Bible speaks of a seared conscience in1 Timothy chapter 4. The conscience is the God-given (created) moral consciousness within each of us. If the conscience is “seared”—literally “cauterized”—then it has been rendered insensitive. Such a conscience does not work properly; it’s as if “spiritual scar tissue” has dulled the sense of right and wrong. Just as the hide of an animal scarred with a branding iron becomes numb to further pain, so the heart of an individual with a seared conscience is desensitized to moral pangs.
Reprobate = a vain mind

Romans 2:15 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

2 Corinthians 13:5-7
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
6 But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.
7 Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that we should appear approved, but that ye should do that which is honest, though we be as reprobates.

 

[stonesoffire]

One scripture states it is opposing truth concerning faith.

here:

2Ti 3:8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

 

[stonesoffire]

Tit 1:16 They claim to know God, but they deny him by their actions. They are detestable, disobedient, and disqualified to do anything good.

in the KJV...is the word reprobate.

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Proverbs 30:12
There are those who are clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.

 

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Proverbs 30:12
There are those who are clean in their own eyes
but are not washed of their filth.

I have read that reprobate minds are lawless - does "Charlottesville" ring a bell? It does with me.​

 

[GracethroughfaithinChrist]

Philippians 3:18,19
(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)

 

[Nehemiah6]

Jeremiah 6:27-30; Rom 1:28

Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them.

Strong's Concordance (Heb)

maas: to reject​

Transliteration: maas
Short Definition: rejected

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to reject
NASB Translation
abhorred (1), cast them away (1), cast away (1), cast off (2), completely rejected (1), despise (6), despised (4), despises (2), despising (1), disdained (1), refuse (2), reject (8), rejected (37), rejects (1), reprobate (1), retract (1), utterly rejected (1), waste away (1).

And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;

Strong's Concordance (Greek)

adokimos: not standing the test, rejected​

Transliteration: adokimos
Short Definition: test

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and dokimos
Definition
not standing the test, rejected
NASB Translation
depraved (1), disqualified (1), fail the test (2), rejected (1), unapproved (1), worthless (2).

 

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“Maslya” is an Aramaic synonym for “reprobate” is meaning to be crushed or pulled as undesirables. It is also a consequence of rejection. An attitude of “maslya” (reprobate) is to be against “*aurayta” (Hebrew Torah) and “**namusa, the Greek word being “nomos” opposed to “anomos” meaning = lawless.

1 Timothy 1:9 “Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless (anomos) and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”

This word, “*aurayta,” is derived from the same root and meaning of "Torah". (see Matthew 11:13, Matthew 12:5, and Matthew 22:40) In Hebraic thought, righteousness and understanding takes two particular forms. The first one is "to shoot straight", as if morality were an archer who always hits the target. By contrast of course, to be evil is "to miss the mark".

The scripture explanation is “The man that wandereth (no target) out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” “I press toward the mark (target) for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Proverbs 21:16 and Philippians 3:14)

In every other place in the New Testament where Torah (law) is mentioned, the word used there is “**namusa,” the Greek cognate being of course nomos (νομός English = Law). By contrast, nomos, while having the same meanings as its Aramaic counterpart, needs a much more intense contextual study to realize the true intent of the translator into Greek.

 

[Enow]

Reprobate means disqualified; hence not conforming to the mind of the Son.

The world was judged the first time because...

Genesis 6:[SUP]5 [/SUP]And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Matthew 15:[SUP]18 [/SUP]But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.[SUP] 19 [/SUP]For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies: [SUP]20 [/SUP]These are the things which defile a man:

1 Corinthians 3:[SUP]16 [/SUP]Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?[SUP]17 [/SUP]If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.

So I need the Lord to keep my mind stayed on Him.

Psalm 19:[SUP]12 [/SUP]Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.[SUP] 13 [/SUP]Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.[SUP]14 [/SUP]Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

2 Corinthians 10:[SUP]4 [/SUP](For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds[SUP] 5 [/SUP]Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;[SUP]6 [/SUP]And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.[SUP]7 [/SUP]Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? if any man trust to himself that he is Christ's, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ's, even so are we Christ's.

1 John 2:[SUP]15 [/SUP]Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.[SUP] 16 [/SUP]For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.[SUP]17 [/SUP]And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Romans 12:1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.[SUP]2 [/SUP]And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Philippians 4:[SUP]6 [/SUP]Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.[SUP] 7 [/SUP]And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.[SUP] 8 [/SUP]Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. [SUP]9 [/SUP]Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

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[Zmouth]

Contradiction

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; Eph 4:14

In my opinion, Thomas Paine explained it best with his quote, "It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe."

Its a seared conscience...

That is a good point. However, how could a reprobate have a seared conscience if they believe that their conscious mind cannot be seared because they are under grace, having departed from the law of God.
Does a person with a conscience reject the law of God, since it is written that the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Then howbeit a person under grace say in good conscience within their heart that we are no longer under the law of God ....I can only ponder.

Do you believe a seared conscience is a result of God's grace or God's law?

 

[Grandpa]

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; Eph 4:14

In my opinion, Thomas Paine explained it best with his quote, "It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself. Infidelity does not consist in believing, or in disbelieving, it consists in professing to believe what he does not believe."



That is a good point. However, how could a reprobate have a seared conscience if they believe that their conscious mind cannot be seared because they are under grace, having departed from the law of God.
Does a person with a conscience reject the law of God, since it is written that the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Then howbeit a person under grace say in good conscience within their heart that we are no longer under the law of God ....I can only ponder.

Do you believe a seared conscience is a result of God's grace or God's law?

A seared conscience is just another way of describing the heart of stone, imo

Romans 10:9-10
[FONT=&quot]9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.[/FONT]

 

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“Maslya” is an Aramaic synonym for “reprobate” is meaning to be crushed or pulled as undesirables. It is also a consequence of rejection. An attitude of “maslya” (reprobate) is to be against “*aurayta” (Hebrew Torah) and “**namusa, the Greek word being “nomos” opposed to “anomos” meaning = lawless.

1 Timothy 1:9 “Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless (anomos) and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,”

This word, “*aurayta,” is derived from the same root and meaning of "Torah". (see Matthew 11:13, Matthew 12:5, and Matthew 22:40) In Hebraic thought, righteousness and understanding takes two particular forms. The first one is "to shoot straight", as if morality were an archer who always hits the target. By contrast of course, to be evil is "to miss the mark".

The scripture explanation is “The man that wandereth (no target) out of the way of understanding shall remain in the congregation of the dead.” “I press toward the mark (target) for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Proverbs 21:16 and Philippians 3:14)

In every other place in the New Testament where Torah (law) is mentioned, the word used there is “**namusa,” the Greek cognate being of course nomos (νομός English = Law). By contrast, nomos, while having the same meanings as its Aramaic counterpart, needs a much more intense contextual study to realize the true intent of the translator into Greek.

That is a good point. However, how could a reprobate have a seared conscience if they believe that their conscious mind cannot be seared because they are under grace, having departed from the law of God.
Does a person with a conscience reject the law of God, since it is written that the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Then howbeit a person under grace say in good conscience within their heart that we are no longer under the law of God ....I can only ponder.

Do you believe a seared conscience is a result of God's grace or God's law?

There is a law of sin and death that is contrary to the instructions of Torah, and a law of liberty contrary to being under the law. http://christianchat.com/bible-discussion-forum/156996-what-actually-oelaw-sin-death.html
The positives are from God, and the negatives are false interpretations by religious traditions. If a parent gives instruction to their child, and the child only interprets those instructions as mere regulations, the child will never adopt the character of their parent, which usually ends in rebellion. On the other hand, when the child has faith by the truth in the instructions for his own benefit, he will adopt the mind and character of his parents, continuing to honor the loving person found in the proven truth, embedded within the instructions of his parents. It is the same way in the instructions of Torah. It can either be seen as regulations without faith in the giver, or it can be adopted by having faith in the giver's Torah. In either case Torah (law) will never change. How the receiver reacts to the instructions makes the difference between detriment, and benefit.

2 Corinthians 13:5 effortlessly crushes the romanticism of lawless faith because to be a rebel is also to be despised using this exact same definition of “reprobate.” In the last 2,000 years there is a massive amount of ignorance on the part of the Gentiles who erroneously sort the requirements in the Torah into a Jewish-only pile.

“Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:” (Romans 3:31, and Philippians 2:5)

 

[Stephen63]

Delusion & lies.

2 Thessalonians 2 ​

1Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers,[SUP]a[/SUP]2not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 3Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness[SUP]b[/SUP] is revealed, the son of destruction,[SUP]c[/SUP]4who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. 5Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these things?6And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his time. 7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the way. 8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,10and with all wicked deception for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, 12in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

 

[MessageOfTheCross]

Light rejected is Light withdrawn. The restraining forces are removed, allowing them to have what they desired.