Ephesians 4:23
23 And [de] be renewed [ananeoo] in the spirit [pneuma] of
your [humon] mind; [nous] KJV-Interlinear
23 and
that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, NASB
Renewed, ‘ananeoo,’ means
to renovate, to reform, to change completely over in thought through intensity,
through repetition, to make fresh, to make new, to be youthful, new, young.
Spirit, ‘pneuma,’ means
breath, life, air, to breathe by inhale and exhale, mind, heart, soul.
Mind, ‘nous,’ means
intellect, thought, will, understanding, to be sure, to know.
And therefore this
mandate comes from God, that you completely change over the content of your soul,
what you know, what you believe, what you contain within the active and
inactive aspects of your soul. To
completely change how you think, what you think. To breathe in, inhale, to study, and to
breathe out, exhale, to apply to your daily life.
Breathing is an ongoing
activity. The beating of the heart is an
ongoing activity. Neither of these can
you stop for even a few minutes. They
are daily and certainly second by second activities that are necessary in your
life.
And to do this change
over, with intensity, with repetition, on an ongoing basis, day after day, throughout
your life. That is the commitment and
the intensity by which you effect the change within your soul.
This change is to remove
the old thoughts and ruler of your soul, the old man or sin nature, and change
to new thoughts, or the new man, the spiritual perspective of God.
And this is accomplished
by means of a daily study, ‘Study to show thyself approved…’
Bible doctrine is the
daily food, the daily nourishment of the soul.
All living things must eat and eat properly in order to survive and
remain healthy. To not eat, or to eat
improperly, renders health problems of many kinds.
Certainly, no food, or no
correct food, yields illness, disease, and eventually death.
And to reject doctrine,
means spiritual illness, and dysfunction within the spiritual life, to the
point of permanent loss of spiritual attributes and benefits leading to a callousness
of the soul and misery in life until one eventually dies.
A changeover does not
mean a quick change, does not mean a little change, but means a complete
change. Out totally with the old, and in
totally with the new. That mandates a commitment
and a dedication to making the change in your life.
There is no place in the
spiritual life, for even a little temptation or enticement from the sin
nature. Play both sides of the fence and
you will lose.
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