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The Discipline of Study

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  • Michael Trimble

Christians are required to study if they are to be transformed in their thinking. This article points to what Christians should study, how they should study, and what are the dangers of studying.

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Thought Thinking Itself?: Christianity and Logic

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  • K. Scott Oliphint

This article looks at the relationship between Christianity and logic. God is the standard of truth, and therefore logic is a means to arriving at truth, not the determining factor of truth. Christian logic involves taking the truth of the Triune God into account.

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Closed Canon! Closed Minds?

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  • John Goris

This article is about having an open mind to the riches of God's Word that we must still learn.

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The Christian Mind

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  • John H. Armstrong

This article is about the Christian mind and knowledge. Christianity is a religion of head and heart, but nowadays there is very little focus on the intellect and truth as a part of faith.

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Our Pursuit of Knowledge: Is it Proper?

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  • John VanWoudenberg

This article is about true knowledge, and the relation of knowledge and love.

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Forming a Christian Mind

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  • Guy Brandon

How does one develop a Christian mind? This article points to the help that Proverbs offers on this matter, and from there the author outlines a number of particular steps involved in forming a Christian mind. The Word of God is central in this process.

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Five Ways to Love God with Your Mind

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  • Silverio Gonzalez

How do you love God with your mind? This article explains five ways of loving God with your mind.

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Thinking God's Thoughts As we think so do we live, we have a guiding light

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  • Madeleine Turner

What do you feed your mind with? This article explains that what we think ultimately determines how we live, and therefore Christians must develop a thinking that is filled with God’s Word.

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With All Our Minds The Bible says we must know God, ourselves and the world

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  • Kim Dale

What does it mean to love God with all our minds? This article discusses what Christian thinking should look like. The Christian mind finds liberation in knowing Christ, while the worldly mind seeks to be separate from Christ.

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I Feel I Think I Believe

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  • Tim Challies

"I feel like..." Is this how you express yourself? This article shows that for a Christians the flow should be from what they believe into what they think and feel. Feelings are not enough.

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Renew Your Mind

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  • Tim Challies

The Bible refer to the mind of the believer as the darkened mind. However, the believer's mind has been renewed. This article argues that it is in the renewing of the mind that the believer learns self-control and how to resist the world. The Christian man's mind is one that is being transformed to the mind of Christ.

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The Knowledge of Christ

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  • George Lawson

This article shows that the elements of Christian knowledge rest in knowing Christ and his work, and that in its nature this is a knowledge that leads to obedience. Ways of seeking this knowledge are discussed.

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Knowledge: True Knowledge of God Comes through Faith

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  • J. I. Packer

Christian knowledge of God is intellectual, volitional, and moral. This knowledge comes through faith, and it is different from the knowledge of Gnosticism. This is what the article explains.

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Rewiring Our Brains? The Editor counsels us about the battle for the Christian mind

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  • Harold Gibson

This article shows how to maintain the Christian mind: by loving God with our minds and having our minds renewed.

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The Celebration of the Christian Mind

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  • Geoff Thomas

God's progressive work of sanctification in the believer creates a mind which is set on Jesus Christ, is shaped by the Bible, is holy, and is taken by God's creation.

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You Are What You Think

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  • Muriel Larson

This article looks at the challenge of developing a way of thinking that mirrors God, identifying some hindersances to developing a Christian perspective.

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The Christian's Mind

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  • Alun T. McNabb

This article calls Christians to pursue sanctification of the mind. By nature our minds are hostile to God and full of sins, but we must pursue obedience to Christ also in our thoughts.

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Mind-Readers: The Christian Mind Begins in the Bible, the Whole Counsel of God

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  • Jo Richardson

When God calls us to be completely his, he includes also our minds. We are to use our minds for his glory. This article explains that the Christian mind begins in the Bible.

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Nurturing a Holy Curiosity

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  • Ann Kroeker

Curiosity is part of being human. How should we view curiosity? This article argues that curiosity must be nurtured, but this must be done in seeking holy curiosity. It also explains that curiosity offers an opportunity for growth.

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A New Frame of Mind

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  • Matthew Holst

This article addresses the question, "With what should I fill my mind?" with the aid of Romans 12:2.

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An Argument for Learning

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  • Jim Elliff

This article is about study, learning, and the knowledge of God.

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To Love God with Our Mind

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  • Frederika G. Oosterhoff

This article is about learning in the Christian faith. Faith and reason, rationality, critical thinking are all discussed in this article. The author also focuses on the school and the Christian mind, and the training of the mind in education.

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The Christian Mind in the Church

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  • Nicolaas H. Gootjes

In this article on the Christian mind, the author discusses the place of the mind in Christianity. He also discusses entertainment and visual formats, and the importance of Christian thinking for the church.

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The Failure of Emotional Religion

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  • Norman H. Street

This article explains that while there is a place for emotions in the Christian experience, there is no place for emotionalism. It draws some lessons from Luke 9:57-62 regarding the difference between the two.

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