Being Renewed unto Full Knowledge (2)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bible Verses (RcV) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Colossians 3:10  And have put on the new man, which is being 
renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him 
who created him.
Romans 12:2  And do not be fashioned according to this age, 
but be transformed by the renewing of the mind that you may 
prove what the will of God is, that which is good and well 
pleasing and perfect.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Words of Ministry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
Love is a matter of the emotion, and the emotion is related 
to the understanding we have in the mind. If we have little 
understanding of a certain thing, we shall not have much 
appreciation of it. This will make it impossible for us to 
love that thing. But when our mind concerning that thing is 
renewed, our emotion with its love will be renewed also. 
When the mind is renewed, the emotion is spontaneously 
renewed as well. Our experience confirms this. Both in 
spiritual experience and in human experience, the mind 
affects the emotion, and the emotion affects the will.

We need to be renewed in our mind in order to have a proper 
love for the Lord in our emotion. Many saints are cold 
toward the Lord because in their minds they do not have much 
knowledge of Him. The more we have the knowledge of the all-
inclusive Christ, the more we shall appreciate Him and love 
Him. This knowledge of Him causes us to love Him. Out of our 
love and appreciation for  the Lord, we exercise our 
will to decide to be for Him, to follow Him, and 
to live Him, grow Him, and produce Him. We 
decide to live for Him and for His testimony. This decision 
comes out of the emotion, and the emotion is in turn 
influenced by the proper knowledge of Christ.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Prayer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Lord Jesus, I do pray for the renewing of my mind so I will 
have more and more love for You. Also cause _____ to have 
the proper understanding and knowledge of You so their 
emotion will be stirred to appreciate and love You more. 
Amen.

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Bible verses are taken from the Recovery Version of the 
Bible (RcV) and Words of Ministry, from Witness Lee, Life-
study of Colossians, pp. 235-236. Both are published by 
Living Stream Ministry, Anaheim, CA. 

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