Written by R.C. Sproul (1939-2017), a minister, author, radio broadcaster, and founder of Ligonier Ministries.
The beginning of the Christian life is rooted in repentance. The word for repentance in the Greek is metanoeō, which refers to a changing of the mind. Prior to your repentance, you thought one way. You thought according to the precepts of this world. You thought just like your secular neighbors, doing everything in your power to bury your sin in your subconscious. But when the Holy Spirit brought you to conviction, awakened you to your absolute need for a Savior, and you rushed to the cross, your mind and the entire direction of your life were changed. The mind is in the center in this . This transformation comes by having a new mind … A changed mind is a necessary condition for transformation, but it is not a sufficient condition. You can study the things of God, you can study the Word of God, you can make 100 percent on every theological examination that you ever take—you can have it in your head but never get it to your heart. If it does not get to your heart, you will never be transformed. However, the way God has made you is that the avenue to your heart is through the mind. The Bible was written and given for our understanding so that we might begin to think like Jesus thinks, approve what He approves, and despise what He despises. That is the way our lives are changed. When we begin to think like Christians, we get a new mind. Out of that new mind, we pray that the heart will be changed. When the heart is changed, the life is changed, and we are a transformed people.
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus. [Philippians 2:5]
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