II Corinthians: Made New in Christ

The Battle for Our Thoughts, II Corinthians 10:1-6

 
I.    Walking in Meekness and Gentleness of Christ, II Corinthians 10:1-2

II.   Battling in Divinely Given Power, II Corinthians 10:3-6

1. We live in this physical world but we battle in the spiritual world
2. Our spiritual weapons come from God and they destroy strongholds
3. Our spiritual weapons allow us to destroy false teachings about Christ
4. Our spiritual weapons allow us to take every thought captive to obey Christ

• Mental discipline plays a critical role in spiritual discipline
• We must destroy thoughts that are antithetical to Christ
• We must replace spiritually destructive thoughts with spiritually beneficial thoughts
• Reading, memorizing and meditating on the scripture provides necessary spiritual thoughts in order to battle in our minds
• Prayer, fellowship with other believers, God honoring music, listening to biblically saturated messages provide other tools in the battle

1. Our spiritual weapons allow us to walk in complete obedience

• Spiritual discipline begins in the mind
• Spiritual discipline then moves to the rest of our spiritual life