Renewing the mind is the biblical process of replacing religious, traditional, worldly, fleshly, and erroneous patterns of thinking with the truth of YeHoVaH’s Word. Renewing the mind requires more than hearing Scripture; the Word must be understood, believed, meditated upon, accepted as the standard of truth, and obeyed. Old thoughts must be identified and challenged, strongholds must be confronted, and every thought must increasingly be brought into obedience to Messiah.

In this teaching, you will learn:

• What the mind is from a biblical perspective.
• Why the mind needs to be renewed. (cont.)
• What Paul means by “be not conformed to this world”.
• What the mind must be renewed with.
• How Yeshua opened His disciples' understanding of Scripture.
• How traditions, culture, false teachings, past experiences, fear, pride, lust, unbelief, and other strongholds can hinder understanding. (cont.)
• How to identify thoughts that contradict Scripture.
• The role of reading, studying, hearing, meditating upon, believing, and obeying the Word.
• How renewed thinking breaks old habits and produces renewed behavior.
• How renewing the mind becomes an ongoing way of life.
• And so much more …

The goal of this teaching is to help Believers develop a mind that thinks according to the Kingdom rather than according to the world, or denominational religion – a mind capable of discerning “that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

Other Teachings: The God of Israel, The Sons of God, The Name of God

What are the hindrances to renewing the mind and how can they be overcome?  Renewing the mind is an ongoing biblical process, and Part 4 of Arthur Bailey's series goes deeper into the specific hindrances that prevent Believers from replacing worldly and religious thinking with the truth of YeHoVaH's Word. Traditions, culture, false teachings, past experiences, fear, pride, lust, and unbelief can all take root as strongholds in the mind... patterns of thinking so deeply embedded that they resist even sincere attempts to align with Scripture. These strongholds must be identified, challenged, and confronted head-on, because renewing the mind requires more than hearing the Word; it demands understanding, belief, meditation, and obedience as an active and ongoing way of life. The goal of this continuing study is to equip Believers to develop a mind that increasingly thinks according to the Kingdom rather than the world or denominational religion, a mind capable of discerning that good, acceptable, and perfect will of YeHoVaH and producing genuinely transformed behavior.