The Battle Ground Is For Our Mind

Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
Eph 6:17 ASV - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:




Mat 22:37 ASV - And he said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Luk 12:29 ASV - And seek not ye what ye shall eat, and what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luk 24:45 ASV - Then opened he their mind, that they might understand the scriptures;

Phl 2:5 ASV - Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
Phl 2:6 ASV - who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Phl 2:7 ASV - but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;
Phl 2:8 ASV - and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

MIND    Greek: phroneo

Mind (Noun and Verb):
signifies

(a) "to think, to be minded in a certain way;"

(b) "to think of, be mindful of." It implies moral interest or reflection, not mere unreasoning opinion. Under (a) it is rendered by the verb "to mind" in the following: Rom 8:5, "(they that are after the flesh) do mind (the things of the flesh);" Rom 12:16, "be of (the same) mind," lit., "minding the same," and "set (not) your mind on," RV, AV, "mind (not);" Rom 15:5, "to be of (the same) mind," RV, (AV, "to be like-minded"); so the RV in 2Cr 13:11, AV, "to be of (one) mind;" Gal 5:10, "ye will be (none otherwise) minded;" Phl 1:7, RV, "to be (thus) minded," AV, "to think (this);" Phl 2:2, RV "be of (the same) mind," AV, "be likeminded," and "being... of (one) mind," lit., "minding (the one thing);" Phl 2:5, RV, "have (this) mind," AV, "let (this) mind be," lit., "mind this;" Phl 3:15, "let us... be (thus) minded," and "(if)... ye are (otherwise) minded" (some mss. have the verb in ver. 16); Phl 3:19, "(who) mind (earthly things)," Phl 4:2, "be of (the same) mind;" Col 3:2, RV and AV marg., "set your mind," lit., "mind (the things above)," AV, "set your affection."
See CAREFUL, B, 6, REGARD, SAVOR, THINK, UNDERSTAND.


 Rom 7   For I delight in the law of God according to the inward man.
But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me.
Eph 3:16 KJV - That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
The inner man which is your soul ,  Inner  conscience this is where the spirit of God dwells.
 Man  Generally, of "a human being, male or female," without reference to sex or nationality

1Th 5:23 ASV - And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your Spirit and Soul and Body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Spirit   Greek: pneuma       (a) the wind, Jhn 3:8 (where marg. is, perhaps, to be preferred); Hbr 1:7; cp. Amo 4:13, Sept.;
(b) the breath, 2Th 2:8; Rev 11:11; 13:15; cp. Job 12:10, Sept.;
(c) the immaterial, invisible part of man, Luk 8:55; Act 7:59; 1Cr 5:5; Jam 2:26; cp. Ecc 12:7, Sept.;  This is where God gave man life , Adam became a living soul God breath the breath of life in that earthly form and it became a Living Soul , Man cannot exist with out the flesh the body .

Soul   Greek: psuchen airo     Doubt (Be In, Make To), Doubtful, Doubting:
lit., "to raise the breath, or to lift the soul," signifies "to hold in suspense," RV of Jhn 10:24 (AV, "make us to doubt"), suggestive of "an objective suspense due to lack of light"  through a failure of their expectations, rather than, subjectively, through unbelief. The meaning may thus be, "How long dost Thou raise our expectations without satisfying them?"
The soul has a house a dwelling place to live our flesh ,  God put his life into man with his breath ,
and  the soul this is where God creates man in his IMAGE . See this in the spiritual , Gods image is his Character his Authority and his very Nature . Jesus said he came in his fathers name     Col 1:14 ASV - in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins:
Col 1:15 ASV - who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;
Col 1:16 ASV - for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him;

The body is the vehicle to transport the soul , we walk and we talk and speak through this flesh man ,  Eph 1:7 ASV - in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,
Eph 1:8 ASV - which he made to abound toward us in all wisdom and prudence,
Eph 1:9 ASV - making known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him
Eph 1:10 ASV - unto a dispensation of the fulness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens, and the things upon the earth; in him, I say,   Rom 6:16 ASV - Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

Jesus was born of a woman in the likeness of sinful flesh .    Rom 8:3 ASV - For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:  Jesus came to show us who the father is , he came to revel the father to us. He is the pattern son for us to follow .  Yes we can be like Jesus there is a perfection in Christ and every man will be judged by this .  Jesus said to pick up our cross and follow him , what is the cross to us today it is a spiritual death to our flesh .  Christ died to his flesh as a sacrifice for our sins in the flesh. He rose from the dead and came out of the grave  triumphant ,   Col 2:13 KJV - And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
Col 2:14 KJV - Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
Col 2:15 KJV - And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.    When Jesus rose from the dead he gave life to those that believe in him .  That is how we become a new creature in Christ he took you place as  sinful flesh and made us a new creature.       Jhn 1:11 ASV - He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.
Jhn 1:12 ASV - But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Jhn 1:13 ASV - who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Jhn 1:14 ASV - And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.
Rom 8:11 ASV - But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised up Christ Jesus from the dead shall give life also to your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

2Co 2:14 ASV - But thanks be unto God, who always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savor of his knowledge in every place.

1Th 5:24 ASV - Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.

Sanctify  Greek: hagiazo    Hallow:
"to make holy" (from hagios, "holy"), signifies to set apart for God, to sanctify, to make a person or thing the opposite of koinos, "common;" it is translated "Hallowed," with reference to the name of God the Father in the Lord's Prayer, Mat 6:9; Luk 11:2.
It says  , signifies to set apart for God  present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.   And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.    The battle in this kingdom walk is for your mind your soul .  And the body will always obey your mind , Mat 13:3 ASV - And he spake to them many things in parables, saying, Behold, the sower went forth to sow; Jesus was sowing the word of God in the hearts of men
Mat 13:8 ASV - and others fell upon the good ground, and yielded fruit, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.  The good ground is the honest heart the repentant heart
Mat 13:9 ASV - He that hath ears, let him hear.



Eph 6:13 ASV - Wherefore take up the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.
Eph 6:17 ASV - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:  There is no armor for our back side , only the front . So we face the devil with this armor and it is written we win.  Jas 4:6 ASV - But he giveth more grace. Wherefore the scripture saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
Jas 4:7 ASV - Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Jas 4:8 ASV - Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.  Psa 91:1 ASV - He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

A day is coming when this word Psalm 91 will be more than prophetic you will see it with your own eyes.
Psa 91:2 ASV - I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Psa 91:3 ASV - For he will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, And from the deadly pestilence.
Psa 91:4 ASV - He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Psa 91:5 ASV - Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night, Nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Psa 91:6 ASV - For the pestilence that walketh in darkness, Nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday.
Psa 91:7 ASV - A thousand shall fall at thy side, And ten thousand at thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee.
Psa 91:8 ASV - Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked.

1Sa 17:32 ASV - And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine.
1Sa 17:45 ASV - Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a javelin: but I come to thee in the name of Jehovah of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
1Sa 17:46 ASV - This day will Jehovah deliver thee into my hand; and I will smite thee, and take thy head from off thee; and I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day unto the birds of the heavens, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel,
1Sa 17:47 ASV - and that all this assembly may know that Jehovah saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is Jehovah's, and he will give you into our hand.
1Sa 17:49 ASV - And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the earth.

1Sa 17:38 ASV - And Saul clad David with his apparel, and he put a helmet of brass upon his head, and he clad him with a coat of mail.   This was mans ability to war with satan brass in a type of mans flesh the mind of the flesh ,  and the coat of mail is his arm of the flesh .  The battle is Gods and he is our strength , faith is the victory in our Life .

Isa 59:1 ASV - Behold, Jehovah's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:
Isa 59:16 ASV - And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor: therefore his own arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it upheld him.
Isa 59:17 ASV - And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.
Isa 59:21 ASV - And as for me, this is my covenant with them, saith Jehovah: my Spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith Jehovah, from henceforth and for ever.

Preserved Entire

2Co 5:1 KJV - For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
2Co 5:2 KJV - For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:  1Co 15:54 ASV - But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.   1Co 15:53 ASV - For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.
1Th 5:23 ASV - And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  We recieve a new spirit when Christ enters in to our hearts Paul called this the new man.  Eph 4:23 ASV - and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,
Eph 4:24 ASV - and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.  Preserved Entire         Entire Greek: holoteles
Whole (Made), Wholly, Wholesome:
"wholly," 1Th 5:23, is lit., "whole-complete" (A, No. 1, and telos, "an end"), i.e., "through and through;" the Apostle's desire is that the sanctification of the believer may extend to every part of his being. The word is similar in meaning to No. 4; holokleros draws attention to the person as a "whole," holoteles, to the several parts which constitute him.


2Co 5:3 KJV - If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
Clothed       Greek:  enduo    Clothe:
(Eng., "endue"), signifies "to enter into, get into," as into clothes, "to put on," e.g., Mar 1:6; Luk 8:27 (in the best mss.); 24:49 (AV, "endued"); 2Cr 5:3; Rev 1:13; 19:14.
of the soul, whose garment is the body, stripped of the body, without a body  naked, i.e. open, lay bare  only, mere, bare, i.e. mere grain not the plant itself . In that day the mystery Paul speaks of comes to pass . Jesus said except a seed fall into the ground and die , that is our carnal man our flesh nature .   Jhn 12:24 ASV - Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit.  And so we see the word Naked in a different light ,  it is all spiritual we die to our flesh spiritually , put to death the deeds of the flesh . 2Co 5:3 ASV - if so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.  Naked    the soul, whose garment is the body, stripped of the body, without a body .  This word is in the future tense in the end .  1Co 15:52 ASV - in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.  Luk 24:36 ASV - And as they spake these things, he himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
Luk 24:37 ASV - But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they beheld a spirit.
Luk 24:38 ASV - And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and wherefore do questionings arise in your heart?
Luk 24:39 ASV - See my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye behold me having.
Luk 24:40 ASV - And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet.
Luk 24:41 ASV - And while they still disbelieved for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here anything to eat?
Luk 24:44 ASV - And he said unto them, These are my words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms, concerning me.
Luk 24:49 ASV - And behold, I send forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be clothed with power from on high.
I wonder at this scripture and believe Christ was showing the results of living that righteous life and obeying his word being sanctified by this word, we to may experience this glorified body he presented to his disciples. This is the mystery Paul spoke of we shall all be changed . Not being found Naked at his coming.

1Co 15:53 ASV - For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.   I believe when Christ rose again from the dead he had a glorified body , he told his disciples and us also in     Mat 19:28 ASV - And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, that ye who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
Tit 3:5 ASV - not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
Regeneration   new birth, reproduction, renewal, recreation, regeneration
hence renovation, regeneration, the production of a new life consecrated to God, a radical change of mind for the better. The word often used to denote the restoration of a thing to its pristine state, its renovation, as a renewal or restoration of life after death

Mat 22:11 ASV - But when the king came in to behold the guests, he saw there a man who had not on a wedding-garment:
Mat 22:12 ASV - and he saith unto him, Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding-garment? And he was speechless.
Mat 22:13 ASV - Then the king said to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and cast him out into the outer darkness; there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
Mat 22:14 ASV - For many are called, but few chosen.
This man was found naked , and rejected .  How did this man get into the wedding feast . Remember this is a parable for us Jesus said many shall try and come up another way But there is only one way  righteousness having the robe of righteousness.   For he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness .  This is how it is done remember you are saved by Grace so by his Grace you have the power and ability to overcome .    Rom 12:1 ASV - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.
Rom 12:2 ASV - And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,     and ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.       Transformed by the renewing of your mind ,   your mind is your soul  , will and emotion .  I ask the Lord after reading this many times,   I ask Lord how do I renew my Mind . He spoke to my mind and said By My Word !   So than I saw his word is that regeneration that transforming of my carnal thinking into his thinking having the mind of Christ .   And ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.   People say if only I can know Gods will for me ,  Its in his word friend you will find your every answer from God in his word and when we obey his word in our every day life we receive his blessing and his wisdom ,correction and direction .   
We become a new creation in Christ    Heb 4:12 ASV - For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and quick to discern the thoughts and intents of the heart.  This is the word that will transform us if we will walk in it , I also see where the word goes even to the morrow of the bone. The morrow of the bone is where the body receives its red blood cells ,
So we must see the spiritual side of this verse the word goes to the bone even the morrow with the ability to change our D N A so to speak . We are new creatures created in Christ
 Eph 4:24 ASV - and put on the new man, that after God hath been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
2Co 5:17 ASV - Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.


Isa 61:10 ASV - I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.
Isa 61:11 ASV - For as the earth bringeth forth its bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord Jehovah will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Garments of salvation and a Robe of righteousness 

Jhn 19:2 ASV - And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and arrayed him in a purple garment;
of the crown of "thorns" placed on Christ's head  in mock imitation of the garlands worn by emperors. They were the effects of the Divine curse on the ground (Gen 3:18; contrast Isa 55:13). The "thorns" of the crown plaited by the soldiers

2Co 5:4 KJV - For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
2Co 5:5 KJV - Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.


Naked  Greek: gumnos

 metaphorically,

(1) of "a bare seed," 1Cr 15:37;

(2) of "the soul without the body," 2Cr 5:3;

(3) of "things exposed to the all-seeing eye of God," Hbr 4:13;

(4) of "the carnal condition of a local church," Rev 3:17;

(5) of "the similar state of an individual," Rev 16:15;

(6) of "the desolation of religious Babylon," Rev 17:16.

1Co 15:22 ASV - For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
1Co 15:45 ASV - So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul. The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

 Gen 3:17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
Gen 3: 18  Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Every one born after Adam received this curse.  The thorns Jesus wore to his cross was the cruse of Adams sin . The verse in  Isa 61:10 ASV - I will greatly rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with a garland, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.  The garland is the final statement he has finished the work and he is wearing the victors crown, a crown of olive branches .And those that are with him are called , chosen and faithful .

Isa 51:6 ASV - Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath; for the heavens shall vanish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment; and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.
Isa 51:8 ASV - For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool; but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation unto all generations.

Isa 55:12 KJV - For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Isa 55:13 KJV - Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

 Heb 6:7 ASV - For the land which hath drunk the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them for whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth blessing from God:
Heb 6:8 ASV - but if it beareth thorns and thistles, it is rejected and nigh unto a curse; whose end is to be burned.
Heb 6:9 ASV - But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak: