OUTLINE:

The Mind of Christ
The Bible, as a whole, is the very mind of Christ. We don’t just “hear” from Jesus Christ when we read red letters in our Bibles. The Bible is His Word, mind, thoughts, heart.

The Immutable Mind of Christ
Jesus words in Mk 2:23-28 are perfectly harmonious with His Word in Ex 20:8 and Deu 23:24-25.

The Mind of Christ
The Bible, as a whole, is the very mind of Christ. We don’t just “hear” from Jesus Christ when we read red letters in our Bibles. The Bible is His Word, mind, thoughts, heart.

Jer 18:5-6
Then the word of the LORD came to me: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter has done? declares the LORD. Behold, like the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.

What Is Punishment?
We don’t get to enjoy life the way God intended if we are disjoint with His will. Our punishment is visceral, a haunting conviction that we are living in sin.

What are you celebrating?

Our Father’s Discipline
If you are NOT disciplined by God, then you are not His son/daughter; rather, you are “illegitimate” (Heb 12:8), not saved. God punishes His own for the sake of reorientation/ recovery.

What are you celebrating?

What Is Punishment?
We don’t get to enjoy life the way God intended if we are disjoint with His will. Our punishment is visceral, a haunting conviction that we are living in sin.

1Sa 17:36
“Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, since he has taunted the armies of the living God.”

Pr 14:20-21b [Amplified Classic]
...but happy (blessed and fortunate) is he who is kind and merciful to the poor.