Renew Your Mind!
"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division
of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a
discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."
Hebrews 4:12
In ancient Rome, writing was done on a slate (a tabula)
covered with wax. A tabula was erased by warming the
wax and smoothing it out, resulting in a tabula
rasa—a
“clean slate” In philosophy, tabula rasa refers to the idea
that humans are born with a “clean slate” which is then
filled with life’s knowledge and experiences.
Regardless of what is on our “slate” when we are born,
by the time we are old enough to believe in Christ and
follow Him, we have a “full slate” of this world’s ideas.
Thus Paul’s exhortation “renew the mind” in
Romans 12:2. How?
By filling our mind with the truth of God’s Word and
by allowing the Holy Spirit to conform us to the
truth.
The Holy Spirit not only regenerates us but renews
us as we grow in Christ (Titus 3:5).
Are you studying God’s Word? Are you yielded
to the Holy Spirit? Those are the two means
for the renewing of your mind.
