A Mind That Loves God
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- Category: Religion
- Published: Wednesday, 21 August 2013 21:40
- Written by Dr. Henry Vernon
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind.
Luke 10:27
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Luke 10:25-28
In his book, Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God, John Piper wrote, "The main reason God has given us minds is that we might seek out and find all the reasons that exist for treasuring Him in all things and above all things. He created the world so that through it and above it we might treasure Him. ... Thinking is a God-given means to that end." 1
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There are only a few occasions where we find Jesus giving God the Father direct praise. Mat. 11:25 is one of those rare occasions. It says, "At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes."
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