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Developing the Christian Mind. Synchronizing With God’s Will

Developing the Christian Mind. Synchronizing With God’s Will. Adriana Schalkwijk-Ribeiro Adapted from Dr. Rev. F. L. Schalkwijk DCM - Winter 2009. Integration. Developing the Christian Mind. Synchronizing With God’s Will. Above all else, guard your heart,

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Developing the Christian Mind. Synchronizing With God’s Will

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  1. Developing the Christian Mind. Synchronizing With God’s Will Adriana Schalkwijk-Ribeiro Adapted from Dr. Rev. F. L. Schalkwijk DCM - Winter 2009

  2. Integration Developing the Christian Mind. Synchronizing With God’s Will Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Prov. 4:23 Adapted from a lecture given by Rev. Dr. Frans Leonard Schalkwijk to the Lewis’ DCM February 16, 2008 AD

  3. Overview • FRAMEWORK OF ACTION • SOCIAL • PERSONAL • Our Tools (faculties) • Spiritual • Mind • Body 2. God’s Will 3. Our Will 4. God’s Checkpoints

  4. 1) Our societal framework for action

  5. 1) Social Framework:A Godly Framework for Action Heavenly versus Hellish Hierarchy in Society The Church Positive and negative influence of both kingdoms in the Family, Church, Society, State The active Church Community through Liturgia (public worship), as Prophets, Kings and Priests in society

  6. 1) Societal Framework:Grow in Grace at Your Base “Grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” 2Pet 3:18 PS: Peter wrote his letters to be “reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking” 2Pet3:1

  7. A. social

  8. A. Social integration: God’s ‘Plumb Line’ for the A Plumb Line • Family house rules (Eph 5 & 6) • Love • Respect • Church (1Pe 5:1-5) In • ‘Koinoinia ‘ (sharing in common, communion) and ‘Liturgia’ • Didascalia (prophet: teacher) Poimenia (king: shepherd) Diaconia (priest: service) c. Missiologia • Society (Eph 6:5-9) College too! • State (Heb 13:1-7)

  9. A. Social integration: Are You a Blessing? To what Degree? + or -? More paradise or hell? You make a difference in your (small or wide) societal circle! www.freesoftwaremagazine.com Hieronymus Bosch

  10. David’s Prayer of Action “May those who hope in you        not be disgraced because of me,        O Lord, the LORD Almighty;        may those who seek you        not be put to shame because of me,        O God of Israel” Ps 69:6

  11. Resources Our faculties: body, mind and spirit B. PERSONAL

  12. B. PERSONAL: Our Faculties What faculties do we have? (1 Thes 5:23,24) a) spiritual: heart, Pr 23:26! John Calvin’s seal (1550) (Ef 6:6) doing His will from the heart • doing the right thing • the right way • the right time • for the right reason

  13. B. PERSONAL: Our Faculties b) Mind • intellect, thinking (2Cor 10:5) • feeling, emotions (Phil 4:6,7) • Will (Ps 40:8) c) Physical (body) • Eyes (1Jo 2:16) • Ears (Ps 40:6) • Hands (Ps 90:17) • Feet (Gen 5:24; 1Jo 1:7)

  14. 2) GOD’s will

  15. 2) His Will: To Act Only to know? No! It is to do the will of God “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”Ps 143:10

  16. 2) His Will: Gods Will, Basic Laws • Time and Place are created together (Gen 1:1) Two focal points of an ellipse “now” and “here” ‘Serve in you here and now’ 2. Natural Law: No 2 objects in same place Pride? entering into orbit? 3. Moral law our norm: Paradise = Ex 20 = Mat 5-7 = Mat 22:37-40 = Rom 13:10. X X

  17. Do you need specific guidance at intersection of your pilgrim road? Male Female “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. “ Ps. 32:8 “Who, then, is the man that fears the LORD ? He will instruct him in the way chosen for him.” Ps 25:12

  18. 3) Our (my) will

  19. 3) Our Will: Is Like Driving a Car… • Gear shift stick or automatic? Order requires obedience (from head, hands to feet) “To obey is better than sacrifice” In 1 Sam 15:22 the forbidden areas ‘adiaphora’ are ordered • Steering ‘normal’ tendency to deviate (individuals, groups) A warning: Mt 16:12 “Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." Is 30:21

  20. 3) Our Will: Recognize Weak Points “Do not follow the crowd in doing wrong” Exodus 23:2 • Lust? cut now (surgery better than tragedy!) (Gen 39:9, 1John 2:16) • Greed? give tenth’s, give extra for the poor (Lev 25:25) • Pride? balloon-itis (acute or chronic)? needle of Holy Spirit (1Cor 4:7). • Engage most ‘soldiers’ in your weak points • Use the crutch (cane) of God’s Word

  21. 3) Our Will: My Life Text Ruanda Revival: Galatians 2:20 Warnings: Bitter root (Heb 12:15) Knowledge only? Rather: Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground” Ps 143:10

  22. “Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; continue in these things,for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers.” 1 Timothy 4:16

  23. 4) His Check Point: Conscience

  24. 4) His Check Point: Conscience • Where? In the heart, but can be read on all levels (Rom 2:15) b) What? ‘con-science (with knowledge)’: ‘co-knowledge’, ‘to know with’ (the will of God) - Voice of God? echo (in the right spot?) - Indicator (1Tim 1:5) • heart = motor • conscience = gauge • faith = gasoline • Compass (need to check it)

  25. 4) His Check Point: Conscience c) Conscience Checkup (1Tim 1:19) Faith: shipwrecked? Enter the workshop of the Holy Spirit! • Weak (1 Cor 8:7) Does not fight evil  Strengthen: pass magnet of God’s Word (Ps 119:11) • Dirty (1 Cor 8:7) ‘defiled’ Wash up (Heb 9:14) Florence Nightingale • Contaminated (1 Cor 8:7) Not sick but close! Low Immunity? You need an injection of God’s Word (Gen 39:9) 4. Half dead? (1Tim 4:2) The devil branded skin? You need a skin transplant (heart) (Prov 23:26).

  26. 4) His Check Point: Conscience d) Diagnosis, treatment? • Psalm 139:23,24; 143:10 Say ‘yes’, act ‘yes’ (Mat 9:9; Jam 2:12)  2. Integrated Christian mind (Prov 23:26; 4:23) Cur meum… (Calvin) Our Lamb has conquered. Let us follow Him! (Moravian seal, 1728)

  27. Joy = ‘Jesus and you and nothing in between’ Rejoice Phil 4:4-7

  28. Shalom, Pax Domini "I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.“ Jo 16:33

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