The mind is not changed by trying to think new thoughts.Īnyone who has ever tried to stop thinking about something, or who is dogged by obsessions knows how impossible it is to control thoughts. The assumption is that spiritual things must happen “spiritually.” And by this people mean, “Mental things must happen mentally.” There is an almost gnostic view within contemporary Christianity that equates spiritual with mental. There is a very mistaken approach to spiritual matters on the part of many. Paul says, “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” (Rom 12:2). But there is something worth considering beneath this nostrum. I’ve generally ignored such slogans – bumper-sticker Christianity troubles me. There is an adage, “Do faith until you have faith.” It is often attributed to John Wesley, who said something like it.
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