Q: "if we have the mind of Christ the heart of a believer must reflect the works is it not?"
A: Certainly. God formed man from the dust of the ground but heart defines a world and according to the everlasting covenant, this world is unseen. It is by works it's quality is determined. "He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works." (Ps.33:15) At the end of the Parable of Talents the certificate came from the Lord, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."(Matt.25:21).
This world corresponds to the same word of God with which he framed the worlds by faith so without faith no one shall please God. His world made to appear has the spiritual blessings freely given to man in his Son. It is thus each heart sets heaven in context of his soul. his inner man. Before healing the deaf and mute man he took him away from the crowd,"And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened." ( Mark 7:34). So we have heaven private for each, so we can understand what it means, "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."(Ps.91:1) It is for the same reason Jesus asked the blind man to look up and he saw men as trees (Matt.8:24). From two examples we can understand our volume is not isolated from heaven or earth framed by God.(He.11:3) There is a great congregation to which we witness."I have preached righteousness in the great congregation."(Ps.40:8-9)
So we have the heart, a spiritual space and our works are considered under the eye of our Father which art in heaven. Does anyone delude oneself by serving God and mammon and say he is justified? Does any whitewashed sepulchre walk scotfree by espousing white evangelicalism? Oh no! God shall call them to account.
Q: "if we have the mind of Christ the heart of a believer must reflect the works is it not?"
A: Certainly. God formed man from the dust of the ground but heart defines a world and according to the everlasting covenant, this world is unseen. It is by works it's quality is determined. "He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works." (Ps.33:15) At the end of the Parable of Talents the certificate came from the Lord, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."(Matt.25:21).
This world corresponds to the same word of God with which he framed the worlds by faith so without faith no one shall please God. His world made to appear has the spiritual blessings freely given to man in his Son. It is thus each heart sets heaven in context of his soul. his inner man. Before healing the deaf and mute man he took him away from the crowd,"And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened." ( Mark 7:34). So we have heaven private for each, so we can understand what it means, "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."(Ps.91:1) It is for the same reason Jesus asked the blind man to look up and he saw men as trees (Matt.8:24). From two examples we can understand our volume is not isolated from heaven or earth framed by God.(He.11:3) There is a great congregation to which we witness."I have preached righteousness in the great congregation."(Ps.40:8-9)
So we have the heart, a spiritual space and our works are considered under the eye of our Father which art in heaven. Does anyone delude oneself by serving God and mammon and say he is justified? Does any whitewashed sepulchre walk scotfree by espousing white evangelicalism? Oh no! God shall call them to account.
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