Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1

Section 2—Basic Relationships Chapter 8—Religion and the Mind (Part  2) Dwelling Upon Christ Provides Stimulus—If we would permit our minds to dwell more upon Christ and the heavenly world, we should find a powerful stimulus and support in fighting the battles of the Lord. Pride and love of the world will lose their power asContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”

Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1

Section 2—Basic Relationships Chapter 7—Disease That Begins in the Mind (Part 2) Importance of Sound Minds in Sound Bodies—Mental and moral power is dependent upon the physical health. Children should be taught that all pleasures and indulgences are to be sacrificed which will interfere with health. If the children are taught self-denial and self-control, theyContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”

Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1

Section 1—The Study of the Mind Chapter 6—A Healthy Normality (Part 2) Faculties of Mind to Rule the Body—True education includes the whole being. It teaches the right use of one’s self. It enables us to make the best use of brain, bone, and muscle, of body, mind, and heart. The faculties of the mind,Continue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”

Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1

Section 1—The Study of the Mind Chapter 4—Spiritual Influences and the Mind (Part 3) What Religion Does—True religion ennobles the mind, refines the taste, sanctifies the judgment, and makes its possessor a partaker of the purity and the holiness of Heaven. It brings angels near and separates us more and more from the spirit andContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”

Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1

Section 1—The Study of the Mind Chapter 4—Spiritual Influences and the Mind (Part 2) God Alone Can Raise Man in Moral Worth—The value of man as God estimates him is through his union with Christ, for God is the only One able to raise man in the scale of moral worth through the righteousness ofContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”

The Ministry of Healing

The Worker’s Need (Part 23) Chapter 43—A Higher Experience (Part 7) Now the church is militant. Now we are confronted with a world in darkness, almost wholly given over to idolatry.  “This One Thing I Do” He whose trust is in God will with Paul be able to say, “I can do all things inContinue reading “The Ministry of Healing”

The Ministry of Healing

The Worker’s Need (Part 22) Chapter 43—A Higher Experience (Part 6) Now the church is militant. Now we are confronted with a world in darkness, almost wholly given over to idolatry.  Consecration; Trust When we are humble and contrite we stand where God can and will manifest Himself to us. He is well pleased whenContinue reading “The Ministry of Healing”