Manny Pereira - June 4, 2023
A Mind Pleasing to God
God condemned our sin in Christ crucified. There remains, therefore, no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. And this gift that justifies the unjust is purposed for pleasure—God’s and ours. God delights in His Son and adopts us in His Son to delight in us. Positionally, in Christ, we please God. Practically, in our minds, it varies. While this is not a passage of law, a list of commands, or instructions for how to achieve a certain way of life, it is a passage deeply concerned with the nature of a Christian. Many people claim to be Christian whose thoughts are for the most part vain and earthly. Who set their minds on the things of self. Who think little of pleasing God. This message is designed to help the Christian be renewed in the spirit of their minds, for God’s pleasure and theirs.
Scripture References: Romans 8:5-8