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God's Recipe for Good Thoughts

The devil has raged a battle for the minds of men, women, boys, and girls. He is aided greatly by the mass media which often portrays unrealistic and unchristian views of life an distorted values. To whom will we surrender our minds? To God or satan. As an individual, as a church, and even as a nation, we progress or fall backword morally and spiritually, based on our thinking.

Paul's thoughts were against Christ prior to his obedience to the gospel. According to Acts 26:9, Paul said, "I verily thougth with myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. Acts 22:19-20 tells of Paul confessing that he imprisoned and beat in every synagogue them that believed on God, and that he was actually there when Stephen was stoned, consenting unto his death.

When God estroyed the world and all of mankind with a flood, it was because of man's wickedness: "and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. "Genesis 6:5

Philippians 4:8, just about covers it all regarding clean living and good thoughts. "Finally brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure,whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things."

TRUTH: Ephesians 4:25, Col. 3:17, Eph. 5:9 Lying will cause your life to FALL APART. Lying caused David to suffer terrible guilt. 2 Sam. 11:12, Psalm 32:1-4 Ananias and Sapphira lost their very lives because of lying. John 8:32 says, "the truth shall set you free."

HONEST: In this passage it means honorable. Romans 13:13, says "let us walk honestly; as in the day". An honorable man is respected by friends and rivals alike.

RIGHTEOUS: Titus 2:12, says,"teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, rougheously,and godly, in this present world."

JUST: We should try to do the right thing all the time.

PURE: We must have clean thoughts. Romans 12:21, "Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." Also read the "verse of the day" below.

There are many more verses regarding Christian living on a daily basis: