The Christian Mind

Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10.31

The Christian Mind
Harry Blamires (1916-)
“To think secularly is to think within a frame of reference bounded by the limits of our life on earth: it is to keep one’s calculations within this-worldly criteria. To think christianly is to accept all things with the mind as related, directly or indirectly, to man’s eternal destiny as the redeemed and chosen child of God…There is nothing in our experience, however trivial, worldly, or even evil, which cannot be thought about christianly.”

This only makes sense, doesn’t it? If God considers that all the everyday details of life – matters great and small, aspects of culture, work, relationships, and all the rest – if God is of the mind that these things can be regarded, pursued, and accomplished in such a way as to glorify Him, then ought not we also think about such things in a similar manner? We cannot act for the glory of God in any arena until we are first thinking about how His glory might refract through us, and making plans to glorify Him whatever we do. Nothing in our lives is so small or insignificant that we ought to think it irrelevant to the cause for which Christ died. But learning to think this way does not come naturally, and it does not come easily. It comes with work, and work begins with a decision: Will we or will we not work to use the mind of Christ we possess, for the Kingdom and glory of Christ to which we are called?

What obstacles stand in the way of Christians beginning to use the mind of Christ they possess? How are you working to overcome those obstacles in your own life?

Introduction to Christian Worldview
Our course, One in Twelve: Introduction to Christian Worldview, uses twelve diagrams to provide a comprehensive framework for thinking and living Christianly in the world. It’s free, online, and available for you to study by yourself or with your leadership team, at your own pace and on your own schedule. For more information and to register, click here.

Mission Partners Outreach
Thinking and living like a Christian begins in our daily lives, as we are going about in the world to which God sends us each day. Our Mission Outreach Partners programcan equip you to equip your church members to identify and work their Personal Mission Fields from the vantage point of a Gospel worldview and Holy Spirit power. I’m looking for some men to go through this program with me. If you’d like me to take you through this free, six-month program, and help you see how it could be used in your church, drop me a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. All quotations from The Christian Mind are from Harry Blamires, The Christian Mind (Ann Arbor: Servant Books, 1963, 1978).