His Mind

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His mind
1 Corinth. 2:14-16; Is. 55:8-9
thinking and believing determine your actions
God's ways (actions) are higher because thoughts are higher
1 Corinth. 1:20-21
God is going to give power to "foolish" things (simple) in order to blow the worlds' mind
22: (Jews=church folks) look for signs (Greek=the world) looks for intelligience
23: the crucifixition is a stumbling block to church folks and foolishness to the heathens
25: you cant handle the power of God without the wisdom of God (i.e. thats the reason that we cant heal the blind or the lame, or even turn water into wine)
God looks for "long shots" someone everyone else counted out or said would never be anything to shame the strength of man because even in God's weakest day he has more strength than man.
I have to want God's mind in order to operate his power the way that he would
We have to reach a place where we read the scripture and look at the action of God and ask ourselves what was he thinking? and do I think that way? b/c as Christians we have the mind of Christ.
to learn God's thoughts we have to deduce it from his actions
Examples:
1. Gen. 17:3-5; 32:22-28
His action: changing names (he had Jacob say his name in order for him to identify where he was right then Jacob means cheat; liar)
His thoughts: people and things are affected by what they are called and in order to change your situation he has to change you mane because that name is not enough to define you and he is not a God that will leave you the way you are because he wants to change your destiny. Ask God what you new name is...
2. John 8:1-11
His action: he kept someone from having to pay for thier sins
His thought: Im going to give this person a second chance (mercy is just as powerful as judgement)