As you Think : So you are.

[Behold]

The word teaches us that as we think we are, so we are....

And that applies to the BELIEVER..

So, if a believer (thinks) = sees themselves as a "saved sinner", instead of as a "made righteous" "Heir of God".. "having eternal life", and "seated in heavenly places"....... If the BELIEVER sees their Christianity as "... "sin, confess, repeat".....then they are going to do it., because this is what you BELIEVE.

Jesus said, "as you BELIEVE, it will be done unto you".. As you BELIEVE, you will DO.
So, your mind, is where your belief system lives, and if that is not aligned with God's truth, and Christ's Righteousness, as your real faith, then Reader, you'll never get your discipleship together, and you'll probably live in a state of doubting your salvation, and wondering if your prayers will ever be answered.

Is that you ????

We have to get our MIND in alignment with God's perspective.
Paul calls this..."coming to the unity of the Faith".
JUDE calls this.. "contending for the REAL FAITH".

We have to AGREE with God. And so many believers do not., and dont realize it.
They do not believe that Salvation is secure in Christ, because they do not quite understand... that JESUS IS SALVATiON, and not what you try to do....= so they are trying to secure their own redemption.... = by water baptism, works, effort, enduring, commandment keeping, law keeping.... trying to be like Christ, and many other SELF EFFORT(s).
And Reader, JESUS is Salvation,... DONE !!

Listen carefully...

If noone in the universe ever believed on Jesus....>He is still Eternal Salvation, as His Cross is were He created it for us., and told us..."IT (Salvation) is FINISHED"... He said this from The Cross and then DIED and Rose again to PROVE IT.
See that?
There is your Salvation.
So, if you are born again, you are "in Christ" and that is an eternal consequence of Redemption.

It's called " BORN AGAIN".

It means that the BELIEVER, born again is now "ONE with GOD".

 

[Josheb]

An important aspect of Proverbs 23:7 is the "heart".

Proverbs 23:7 Hebrew transliteration
For as he thinks in his heart so is he. "Eat and drink," he says but his heart is not with you.

A similar sentiment can be found in Luke 6:45. It is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.

Luke 6:44-45
44“For each tree is known by its own fruit. For men do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a briar bush. 45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.

Those in Christ have been given a new heart.

Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

Ezekiel 11:19
And I will give them singleness of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh.

Ezekiel 36:26
Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.

2 Corinthians 3:3
It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.


We have new hearts. Do we think with them? Thinking begets doing. Doing begets being. Where integrity is lacking between thought, word, deed, and being there is need for change. Blessedly, God is in the business of change .

 

[donadams]

The word teaches us that as we think we are, so we are....

And that applies to the BELIEVER..

So, if a believer (thinks) = sees themselves as a "saved sinner", instead of as a "made righteous" "Heir of God".. "having eternal life", and "seated in heavenly places"....... If the BELIEVER sees their Christianity as "... "sin, confess, repeat".....then they are going to do it., because this is what you BELIEVE.

Jesus said, "as you BELIEVE, it will be done unto you".. As you BELIEVE, you will DO.
So, your mind, is where your belief system lives, and if that is not aligned with God's truth, and Christ's Righteousness, as your real faith, then Reader, you'll never get your discipleship together, and you'll probably live in a state of doubting your salvation, and wondering if your prayers will ever be answered.

Is that you ????

We have to get our MIND in alignment with God's perspective.
Paul calls this..."coming to the unity of the Faith".
JUDE calls this.. "contending for the REAL FAITH".

We have to AGREE with God. And so many believers do not., and dont realize it.
They do not believe that Salvation is secure in Christ, because they do not quite understand... that JESUS IS SALVATiON, and not what you try to do....= so they are trying to secure their own redemption.... = by water baptism, works, effort, enduring, commandment keeping, law keeping.... trying to be like Christ, and many other SELF EFFORT(s).
And Reader, JESUS is Salvation,... DONE !!

Listen carefully...

If noone in the universe ever believed on Jesus....>He is still Eternal Salvation, as His Cross is were He created it for us., and told us..."IT (Salvation) is FINISHED"... He said this from The Cross and then DIED and Rose again to PROVE IT.
See that?
There is your Salvation.
So, if you are born again, you are "in Christ" and that is an eternal consequence of Redemption.

It's called " BORN AGAIN".

It means that the BELIEVER, born again is now "ONE with GOD".

Explain Paul please?

1 Timothy 1:15
This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.