Will You Follow Jesus?

The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon titled "Will You Follow Jesus?"

The scripture passage for today is in John 14.

You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

Will You Follow Jesus Christ? | September 22, 2019 | Pastor Jeff Crook from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

 Will You Follow Jesus?

We don't need to fear anything that happens in this life as long as long as we follow Jesus Christ.

Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also. And you know the way where I am going.” Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me. - John 14:1-6

Some people say to believe in something.  It doesn't matter what you believe, but believe in something and remain true to it.  They say it doesn't matter in the end.  This is not true.  Jesus says that He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life and that no one goes to the Father in Heaven without Jesus.

Will you become a follower of Jesus today?

What does it mean to follow Jesus?

Romans 6:23 says that the wages of sin is death.  Wages is something we receive for work done.  We receive wages in the form of a paycheck when we have completed the work expected of us in our jobs. Because of our spiritual death, rebellion, and sin, the wages we deserve is death.  We deserve Hell, eternal separation from God.

BUT . . .

Look at the second part of Romans 6:23.  The free gift of God is eternal life IN JESUS.  Jesus took our sin upon Himself and paid the price for our sin.

What Jesus did is like a scenario in a courtroom.  Imagine being in court about to receive sentencing for something done wrong.  You are about to be sentenced to death, but someone steps in and says he will take your place and set your free.  Only Jesus can do this for us.

Will you follow Jesus today?


Perhaps you are a regular church-goer.  Maybe you are in church every Sunday, but you still don't have a relationship with Jesus.  Remember that good works and regular church attendance doesn't get you to Heaven.  You must have a relationship with Jesus.

For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time. - 1 Timothy 2:5-6

Be sure to watch the video above to watch my pastor's demonstration of our separation from God.

Even if we always do everything right, we still remain separated from God without a relationship with Jesus.

Jesus built a bridge.  He made a path.  Jesus says He is the the way.

For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. - John 3:16

 
Salvation through Jesus is a precious gift.  It doesn't cost us anything, but it is a gift that must be received.  You must personally receive your gift from God.  

Will you receive your gift of eternal life today? 

How do you receive this gift?  It's really as simple as a prayer, but the prayer must be sincere.  You must realize your need for God.  We are sinners.  You are a sinner.  You can't make excuses for your sin.  You can't say you were born this way or that you inherited your sin.  You must own your sin.  You must realize that you need a relationship with Jesus Christ and you must be willing to change.  Turning from your sin is called repentance.  You turn around - turn away from your sinful addictions and turn to God.

You must believe the gospel.  You must believe what the Bible says about Jesus Christ.  You must believe in the power of the cross.  You must believe that Jesus is the only Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Then, personally receive your gift of salvation.  Receive Him by faith and begin your sincere relationship with Jesus Christ.

In your own words right now, tell God how much you need Him.  Then ask Him to forgive you.  Ask Him to enter your life.  If you are sincere in this prayer, tell  God that you want Him to become not just the forgiver in your life, but also the leader of your life.  Now, thank God for hearing your prayer and saving your.  :)

If you just sincerely prayed the prayer above, welcome to the family of God, my new brother or sister in Christ.

Now, your first act of obedience is to be baptized.  I encourage you to attend a Baptist church in your area.  If you have never attended church, you need to start going.  Get there, get plugged in, make Christian friends, and develop your relationship with Jesus and with other believers.

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Will You Follow Jesus?

As part of our pastor's Viewmaster Series, we are studying the Bible as it relates to our Biblical Worldview concerning "hot topics" of today.  Today's lesson is about God's design for sexuality.  The world will tell us that all sorts of sexual identities and practices are "normal" or acceptable.  However, sex was created by God and He has a design for it.  It is important that we know what God's design for sexuality is.  Our worldview on this topic should be shaped by God's Word, not the world.

Our pastor quoted a sad statistic.  He says that only 10% of the American population believes in an absolute truth.  Even more sad, 80% of professed Christians make decisions based on how they feel, rather than the truth of Scripture.  Friends, our feelings should NEVER supersede the revelation of Scripture.

You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here as our pastor preaches this sermon.  My notes on this sermon are found below the video.

God's Design For Sexuality. | September 15, 2019 | Pastor Jeff Crook from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

God's Design for Sexuality

1.  God's Design

Loveless truth and truthless love are BOTH wrong.

God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. - Genesis 1:27

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.” Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him. So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place. The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. The man said,

“This is now bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”

For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. - Genesis 1:18-25

God created only 2 sexes to compliment one another for the purpose of creating children in the context of marriage.  

Current worldly culture tells us that there are different ways to look at this but God has already spoken His design for sexuality and His plan (design) for human flourishing is evident throughout the whole Bible.

God's Word is VERY CLEAR about what we are to NOT do.

You shall not lie with a male as one lies with a female; it is an abomination. - Leviticus 18:22

It's right there in the Bible.  The Bible clearly states that homosexuality is an abomination.

When we step out of God's design, we are stepping into sinful rebellion.  God's design for gender identity is just as specific as sexuality. 

A woman shall not wear man’s clothing, nor shall a man put on a woman’s clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the Lord your God. - Deuteronomy 22:5

This verse in Deuteronomy is not talking about women wearing jeans or men wearing a pink shirt.  This verse speaks to women pretending to be men and men pretending to be women.  Like homosexuality, the Bible calls this practice an abomination.

The roots of gender rebellion are in atheistic evolution/revolution. 

For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the evil thoughts, fornications, thefts, murders, adulteries. - Mark 7:21

Read the entire chapter of Leviticus 18 here at Bible Gateway.  This chapter clearly describes God's design for sexuality from the Old Testament to the New Testament. 

Both marriage and celibacy are blessed by God.

Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”  And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.” They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give her a certificate of divorce and send her away?”  He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.  And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

The disciples said to Him, “If the relationship of the man with his wife is like this, it is better not to marry.”  But He said to them, “Not all men can accept this statement, but only those to whom it has been given. For there are eunuchs who were born that way from their mother’s womb; and there are eunuchs who were made eunuchs by men; and there are also eunuchs who made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to accept this, let him accept it.” - Matthew 19:3-12

Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body. Now God has not only raised the Lord, but will also raise us up through His power. Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take away the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be! Or do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall become one flesh.” But the one who joins himself to the Lord is one spirit with Him.  Flee immorality. Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body. - 1 Corinthians 6:13-20

2.  Our Rebellion

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. - Genesis 3:6-7

All sin comes out and when it comes out, it hurts.  

Sin will take you further than you want to go, cost you more than you want to pay, and make you stay longer than you want to stay. (I'm not sure who originally said this, but I remember this same true statement from one of my earlier Beth Moore or Priscilla Shirer Bible studies.)

For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.

Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.

For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural, and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error. - Romans 1:21-27

When we violate God's divine design, we bring judgement upon ourselves.

There is a way which seems right to a man,
But its end is the way of death. - Proverbs 14:12

3.  Hope for Sexual Sinners

Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” - Genesis 3:13

We are ALL broken, but just because you have a "feeling," you don't have the freedom to act on it.

It is import for us to remember that we should not "throw stones" at one another.  

We need to stop excusing our behavior and repent.

Allow God to transform you into a person living under His divine design.

As Christians, what is our roll?  We are to stay true to Scripture and love people back to Jesus.

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Life is Sacred

 Life is Sacred

All humans are created by God.  All humans are made in the image of God.

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”  God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.  God blessed them; and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” - Genesis 1:26-28

The body is an exquisite masterpiece of human design.  Think about all our functioning systems and how they all work together to keep us alive.  AMAZING!

For You formed my inward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth;
Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them! - Psalm 139:13-17

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
And before you were born I consecrated you;
I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” - Jeremiah 1:5

Fearfully & Wonderfully Made

"Image of God" means relationship

"Image of God" means representation.

Our lives represent who God is.

Our pastor references a bus junk yard just north of our area.  It sits off of one of our main state roads just north of the county line.  We have always called it the bus grave yard.  The lot is home to who knows how many old school buses.  The old schools buses were once fully functioning school buses.  They used to safely transport students to school and back home.  Now, they are broken, rusty shells of what they once were.  

Someone who is not walking with the Lord is like one of those old school buses.  They are made in the image of God but they no longer look or function like there were created to look and function.

With our lives, we either live the life God created us to live and bless those around us or we function like an old broken school bus.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God. - James 3:9

Be careful with your keyboard.  Social media is both a wonderful and terrible place.  Let's be careful how we represent the God we serve both online and off.  We are ambassadors for Christ.

Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. - 2 Corinthians 5:20

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Life is Sacred

Way too many people feel like their lives are meaningless and the suicide rate is alarming.

Do you feel like your life is meaningless?  I'm here to tell you that your life has meaning.

The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon titled "The Meaning of Life."  You are invited to watch, listen and worship with us here.

 

The Meaning Of Life. | September 1, 2019 | Pastor Jeff Crook from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

The Meaning of Life

Many circumstances might cause you to begin to question the meaning of life, the brevity of it.  Birth, marriage, a stillborn child, loss of a child, a milestone birthday, something else you experience that leaves a huge impact on your life whether it be positive or negative - all of those things (and many others) could cause a person to question the meaning of life.

When we look at the Scriptures, we will find that we inherit meaning and purpose.

What is our aim in life as believers in Jesus?  To glorify God and enjoy Him.

Those who do not have a relationship with Jesus often find themselves asking what more is there to life.  There must be something more.

There is nothing more outside of God.  Nothing makes sense apart from God.

Preserve me, O God, for I take refuge in You.
I said to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good besides You.”
As for the saints who are in the earth,
They are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight.
The sorrows of those who have bartered for another god will be multiplied;
I shall not pour out their drink offerings of blood,
Nor will I take their names upon my lips.

The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You support my lot.
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Indeed, my heritage is beautiful to me.

I will bless the Lord who has counseled me;
Indeed, my mind instructs me in the night.
I have set the Lord continually before me;
Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will dwell securely.
For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.
You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. - Psalm 16

We tend to measure our worth based on the people and things around us or a position we hold at work on in our communities.  However, our meaning, our purpose, is nothing apart from God.

As a child of God, every relationship I have is tied to my relationship with the Lord.

We were made by God and for God.

Life is not random.

Life is no accident.

We have purpose and meaning in the Lord.

We usually want these things:

1.  We want to choose the right path in life.

2.  We want to find what makes us happy.

3.  We want the path we are on an the happiness we feel to last.  Take another look at Psalm 16:11

We want joy instead of happiness.  Happiness is circumstantial.  Joy is not. Even when your circumstances are not good, you can still have joy.

Joy in the Lord lasts forever.

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. - John 10:10

For in Him we live and move and exist, as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we also are His children.’ - Acts 17:28

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A God Centered Worldview Based on the Scriptures

A God centered worldview is centered in the person of Jesus Christ and through the scriptures.

The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon titled A God Centered Worldview.  You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

The Scripture. | August 25, 2019 | Pastor Jeff Crook from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

A God Centered Worldview

We must be confident in the scriptures for our worldview to be right.  Scripture is self authenticating by history, geography, and the spiritual fruit in life when scriptural truths are applied.

Scripture is self testifying.

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness. - 2 Timothy 3:16

The scriptures are breathed out by God.

So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God. - 2 Peter 1:19-21

  The Scripture is God's Word to us.  It must meet certain criteria.  It must be:

*divinely inspired.
*infallible.
*authoritative.
*truthful.
*foundational to right belief.

Did Jesus believe all Scripture was divinely inspired?  Jesus quoted scripture Matthew 22.

He said to them, “Then how does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord,’ saying, 

‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at My right hand,
Until I put Your enemies beneath Your feet”’? - Matthew 22:43-44

Did Jesus believe Scripture was infallible?

Jesus answered them, “Has it not been written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods’? - John 10:34

Did Jesus believe Scripture was authoritative?

But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” - Matthew 4:4

Jesus said to him, “On the other hand, it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” - Matthew 4:7

Then Jesus said to him, “Go, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and serve Him only.’” - Matthew 4:10

Did Jesus believe Scripture was truthful?

Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth. - John 17:17

Did Jesus believe Scripture was foundational? 

And you are unwilling to come to Me so that you may have life. - John 5:40

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. - John 14:26

But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of Mine and will disclose it to you.  All things that the Father has are Mine; therefore I said that He takes of Mine and will disclose it to you. - John 16:13-15

Why do we have the Holy Spirit?  The Holy Spirit:

*reminds us of the things God tells us.
*teaches us.
*tells us what is yet to come.

When we can see how the Old Testament and the New Testament compliment each other, we see the credibility of Scripture and we begin to see the world through the Master's view.

For our worldview to be right, we must stay in Scripture. 

Don't let a personal situation be the foundation for your worldview.  For example, don't let the fact that you have a homosexual loved one be the foundation for what you believe about homosexuality.  Our worldview must be rooted and grounded in the truth of Scripture, not our personal circumstances.

We must not compromise.

What we are exposed to affects our worldview.  As a people, we are addicted to the media.  We tend to blame young teens for spending too much time on their electronic devices.  However, people between the ages of 25-60 are the most frequent checkers of media devices. 

Our pastor notes John Piper's 6 Reasons We Check Media More Than Scripture:

1.  Novel candy.  We love to see what's new.
2.  Ego candy.  We like to know what people are saying about us (likes, shares, etc.)
3.  Entertainment.  We like cute quotes, etc.
4.  Boredom.
5.  Responsibility avoidance.  Spending more time on our phones means we spend less time in our real world circumstances.
6.  Hardship avoidance.

We get into mega-trouble when we seek to avoid our responsibilities and hardships.  This is one reason so many believers are caving.

People who are not reading Scripture are reading YOU.

Be confident in your Bible.



Regarding Scripture, be careful saying it if you are not staying in it.

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Who or What Influences Your Worldview? (View-Master Series)

Who or What Influences Your Worldview? (View-Master Series)

Our pastor began a new sermon series this morning.  He is calling it the View-Master Series.  Some of you might have had a View-Master toy when you were a child.  Mine was red.  I loved it.  I had a shoe box full of reels.  Many of them contained lenses representing popular television shows and children's shows of the day.  I must have liked my Snoopy reel the best because it's the only one I remember using out of that big shoe box full of View-Master reels.  I remember buying one of my daughters a View-Master toy when she was a child.  Her favorite reel was the Barbie one.

If you are not familiar with a View-Master toy, here is an image of an older one.  It was a popular toy in its day.  In fact, the View-Master was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame in 1999.

Image Credit:  Public Domain Image via Wikimedia Commons

You might be wondering what a View-Master toy has to do with a sermon about the Bible or Christianity.  Think back to your View-Master toy if you had one.  When you inserted the reel into the toy, you would look through the lenses.  As you viewed each lens, you saw something different or perhaps learned something new about the content of the reel.  Each lens gave you a perspective or an overall opinion about the subject of the reel.
In the same way, we look at the world around us through different lenses.  Each of these lenses work together to help us form a worldview.

The following are my Bible study notes based on my pastor's sermon.  You are invited to watch, listen, and worship with us here.

We Need A Starting Point. | August 18, 2019 | Pastor Jeff Crook from Christ Place Church on Vimeo.

Who or what influences your worldview?

A worldview is how we see the world.  The way we view the world will dictate the decisions we make.  Many people or things can influence our worldview:  parents, media, social media, Youtube, education, the law of the land, etc.  Our worldview is comprehensive.  It influences everything we do, every decision we make, including decisions regarding our relationships.

Do you have a faulty worldview?  A faulty worldview might look something like this:

*The one with the most toys wins.  (Now we are talking about adults.  We might be tempted to compare ourselves with the person who has the most coveted car, boat, or home.)

*I must think of me first. (Be careful about the memes you share on social media.  Many of them seem good at first glance, but their "feel good" theme might not line up with scripture.  Many of them actually display selfish motives.)

*Do what feels good.  Just like the point just above this one, just because it feels good doesn't mean it lines up with scripture.  Look at ideas such as these through the lens of truth which can only be found in Scripture.

*Do whatever works for you.  This attitude is popular whether it is right or wrong.  Just because it works for you doesn't mean it falls under the umbrella of God's Word.  

*God doesn't exist.  

*You are your own god.

None of these worldviews line up with Scripture.  If you look at each one through the lens of God's Word, you'll find that they are all wrong.

We need to come to a God-centered worldview.

1.  We must believe by faith that God does exist.  

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. - Hebrews 11:6

2.  We must believe by faith that God created all things.

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. - Hebrews 11:3

3.  We must believe by faith that Jesus Christ is God made visible.

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. - Colossians 1:15-17

My God-centered view must be focused on Jesus.  

4.  God's existence is expressed in Jesus.

5.  Everything was created though Jesus.

6.  Everything is held together by Jesus.

If we are to have a Christian worldview, we must think like Jesus.  If we think like Jesus, we will see the world like Jesus sees the world.  When we realize that Jesus was the smartest person who ever lived on this earth, we will want to think like Jesus thinks. 

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I tell you this so that no one may deceive you by fine-sounding arguments. - Colossians 2:2-4

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. - John 1:1-5

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” - John 8:12

When our minds become dull, we can lose our way and fall into a sinful lifestyle.

But their minds were made dull, for to this day the same veil remains when the old covenant is read. It has not been removed, because only in Christ is it taken away. - 2 Corinthians 3:14

Our minds can become blind.

The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. - 2 Corinthians 4:4-6

Our minds can stray.

But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. For if someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough. - 2 Corinthians 11:3-4

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. - 2 Corinthians 10:5

Do you have a Jesus-centered worldview?

When we see the world as Jesus sees it, we see it through the lens of God.

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Who or What Influences Your Worldview? (View-Master Series)