The First Step Toward Renewing the Mind

The first phase of “renewing the mind” involves disciplining the mind. We must control what we let into our mind and what we allow to remain in our mind. The mind is very powerful. The mind controls what we think, what we say, and what we do. In 2nd Corinthians 6:5b, the Apostle Paul informs us that we are in a battle, and that in this battle we must “… take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.”

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Renewing the Mind = Brainwashing (and that’s a good thing)

A church leader once told me that although he would never use these words in front of the congregation, renewing the mind is the same thing as brainwashing. It is conditioning the mind to think differently based on sheer exposure to alternative information sources. That tidbit of info stuck with me these past 12 years.

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