Sins Of The Mind

Sins of the mind What are they? What do they do? Will they be judged? How do you repent from them? Thoughts: What are they? Isa 55:8 For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD. Pro 23:7For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart [is] not with thee. Thoughts of the Righteous Thoughts of the Wicked 1Cr 13:4Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; Psa 10:3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, blesseth the covetous, [whom] the LORD abhorreth. is not puffed up, Psa 10:4The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, 1Cr 13:5Doth not behave itself unseemly, will not seek [after God]: God [is] not in all his thoughts. seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, Psa 10:5His ways are always grievous; thy judgments [are] thinketh no evil; far above out of his sight: [as for] all his enemies, he puffeth at them. Psa 10:6He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for [I shall] never [be] in adversity. Psa 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue [is] mischief and vanity. Psa 94:19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. Psa 119:113 SAMECH. I hate [vain] thoughts: but thy law do I love. Psa 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Isa 55:7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

What do thoughts do? •

Where does a person’s evil come from? Read Mark 7:1-23 Key verse =Mar 7:21 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

Will thoughts be judged? • What will we be judged on? Our thoughts or deeds? 2 Cor 5:8-10 We are confident, [I say], and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad. •

Does the thought or the deed need forgiveness? Read Acts 8:14-24 Key verse =Act 8:22 Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee. • Does repentance apply to the word? thought? or deed? Mar 1:14-15 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. •

How do you repent? How do you know if you did repent?

Psa 119:9-16 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed [thereto] according to thy word. With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Blessed [art] thou, O LORD: teach me thy statutes. With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth. I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as [much as] in all riches. I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways. I will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word. THOU SHALT NOT COMMIT ADULTERY v. 27 Exodus 20:14; Leviticus 20:10. God established marriage vows so that the family unit could be strong. The breakdown of the family unit would have grave consequences (1 Corinthians 6:9-11; Galatians 5:19-21, 6:7-8; Romans 6:2). We shouldn't be continuing in sin as Christians (Numbers 32:23; 1 John 3:9-10). If we're led by the Spirit, we're not under the law (Galatians 5:16-18; 1 Timothy 1:9-10). v. 28 If we are concentrating on not committing the physical act, then we're thinking as the Pharisees thought. Even the tenth commandment, "Thou shalt not covet," shows us that the desire for our neighbor's wife is wrong (Romans 7:7). The Lord is interested in what comes out of the heart (Matthew 12:34, 15:16-20; James 4:1-6). Sin is born as we entertain sinful desires in our hearts (James 1:13-15; Galatians 6:7,8). We're not to join in with the trend of thinking like this world (James 4:4). We should cleanse ourselves daily with the Word of God (John 15:3). It is not enough to remove the wicked or evil from our minds. To repent does not mean to stop doing something. It means to stop doing something and turn around and go the other direction. v. 29 30 Jesus is stressing the importance of avoiding hell, even at the cost of losing a part of one's own body. We dare not do those things that arouse our fleshly desires (Romans 8:13; Matthew 26:41; Galatians 5:16,17). In dealing with temptation there are certain things we should remember. 1. Do not think you can handle it yourself (James 4:6-7). 2. Resist the devil (James 4:7; 2 Timothy 2:22; Genesis 39:7-13). 3. Start reading the Word (Matthew 4:4-10; Psalms 119:11). 4. Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you (James 4:8). How do you know you are saved? Look at your thoughts. Are they focused on Jesus and the things of His kingdom? Do earthly things hold little significance for you?