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What does the Bible say about the human mind?

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The Bible teaches that the human mind is a God-given part of our whole person, created to know, love, and serve Him, yet affected by sin and in need of renewal. God formed us wonderfully in the womb and made humanity in His image (Psalms 139:13-16; Genesis 1:27). Because sin can deceive and corrupt our thoughts, believers are called to guard their hearts, seek God with mind and soul, and have the mind of Christ (Proverbs 4:23; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Philippians 2:5). Through the gospel, God renews the mind for discerning His will (Romans 12:2), grants guarding peace (Philippians 4:7), and sanctifies the whole person by His grace (1 Thessalonians 5:23).

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  • Romans 12:2

    Don't be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

  • Philippians 2:5

    Have this in your mind, which was also in Christ Jesus,

  • Psalms 139:13-16

    [13] For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. [14] I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. [15] My frame wasn't hidden from you, When I was made in secret, Woven together in the depths of the earth. [16] Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there were none of them.

  • Philippians 4:7

    And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

  • Genesis 1:27

    God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.

  • 2 Corinthians 11:3

    But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:23

    May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

  • Proverbs 4:23

    Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it is the wellspring of life.

  • Job 10:8-12

    [8] 'Your hands have framed me and fashioned me altogether; Yet you destroy me. [9] Remember, I beg you, that you have fashioned me as clay. Will you bring me into dust again? [10] Haven't you poured me out like milk, And curdled me like cheese? [11] You have clothed me with skin and flesh, And knit me together with bones and sinews. [12] You have granted me life and loving kindness. Your visitation has preserved my spirit.

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