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To have a sound mind we must have sound doctrine. We start off in this life, from the time we are conceived, with a sick head and heart that has no soundness in it / Is 1:6. Now that is what God told Isaiah. As a believer I have to acknowledge that God knows what he is talking about and apply that to my life. I have accepted Christ, so where do I go from there?
Moms and Dads when raising children in the way that they should go, would not think of giving them unsound advice or foolish instructions. They lay their life down for their kids and make sure they give them the very best in all things with the capacity they have been given.
Mt 7:11 ~ If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Solomon became King and reigned after the death of his father David and went before God and asked for wisdom and knowledge because it was in his heart and it was granted him / 2Chr 1:10-12, 1Kgs 4:29,30. We who lack wisdom must have it in our heart to ask God for it, who will give to all men liberally without hesitation or partiality / Jm 1:5. The heart must be broken and contrite before God or it will not be able to receive anything from the Lord.
To get wisdom we must have knowledge because without knowledge there is no wisdom nor is there understanding. The Holy Spirit can not quicken us in or by the truth when the truth is no resident in us. Would you ask someone to overhaul the engine in your vehicle who has no knowledge or understanding about combustible engines? The knowledge of God's word and doctrine is the basis for all wisdom and understanding.
In the work of the ministry and administering the word of God to build up the members of God's body, there must be pastor/teachers that are equipped and disciplined in the word of God and actually labor in both the word and doctrine / 1Tim 5:17. These are the ones that we are to esteem, give double honor and listen to because of their labor. They are the ones that God has raised up for the church to teach the word and doctrine. We need to be taught so that we can learn submission and have conviction and we need to study doctrine to hide God's word in our heart. This is how we get soundness into our minds and hearts. This is how our faith is built up, by storing up the treasures of God's word in the rooms of our soul.
Moms and Dads when raising children in the way that they should go, would not think of giving them unsound advice or foolish instructions. They lay their life down for their kids and make sure they give them the very best in all things with the capacity they have been given.
Mt 7:11 ~ If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?
Solomon became King and reigned after the death of his father David and went before God and asked for wisdom and knowledge because it was in his heart and it was granted him / 2Chr 1:10-12, 1Kgs 4:29,30. We who lack wisdom must have it in our heart to ask God for it, who will give to all men liberally without hesitation or partiality / Jm 1:5. The heart must be broken and contrite before God or it will not be able to receive anything from the Lord.
To get wisdom we must have knowledge because without knowledge there is no wisdom nor is there understanding. The Holy Spirit can not quicken us in or by the truth when the truth is no resident in us. Would you ask someone to overhaul the engine in your vehicle who has no knowledge or understanding about combustible engines? The knowledge of God's word and doctrine is the basis for all wisdom and understanding.
In the work of the ministry and administering the word of God to build up the members of God's body, there must be pastor/teachers that are equipped and disciplined in the word of God and actually labor in both the word and doctrine / 1Tim 5:17. These are the ones that we are to esteem, give double honor and listen to because of their labor. They are the ones that God has raised up for the church to teach the word and doctrine. We need to be taught so that we can learn submission and have conviction and we need to study doctrine to hide God's word in our heart. This is how we get soundness into our minds and hearts. This is how our faith is built up, by storing up the treasures of God's word in the rooms of our soul.