The Christian Mind

Be diligent to come to me quickly; for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica… 2 Timothy 4.9, 10

The Christian Mind
Harry Blamires (1916-)
“Where is there evidence of the Christian mind at work in this field to-day, bringing home to the popular consciousness the gaping rift between the morality of comfortable secularism and the morality of the Cross? What sign is there of a vigorous Christian dialogue with the world, for ever highlighting, not the obvious sins, not the much-publicized immoralities, but the subtle, insidious evil which ensnares the hearts of the successful, respectable, established, applauded men and women – always surely the Devil’s readiest prey?”

We may think it a mark of the Christian mind to decry the obvious trespasses of our secular age. In the Christian community, we have done fairly well at this, ranting away at immoralities of various sorts, yet always careful not to protest those we harbor within our communities – pride, materialism, secret lusts and desires, and more. But if we do not acknowledge evil in our midst, nor move to eradicate it – whether in our personal lives, the lives of our church members, or the ways we “do church” to cater to the narcissistic self-interest of those we want to keep coming back next week – then we are not operating out of a Christian mind to denounce our sinful selves and neighbors, but a self-righteous one. The heart of self undermines the cause of Christ, saps the spiritual strength of the church, and derails the progress of the Kingdom through the secret, tolerated sins of respectable Christians, as surely as through the blatant and highly visible sins of our unbelieving age. We’ll be thinking with the mind of Christ when we are continuously aware of the evil in our midst, and working to overcome it with all manner of good (Rom. 12.21).

Meditate on Psalm 139.23, 24. How might Christians use such a prayer to expose the sin in our hearts, and to turn from the ways of the world to the ways of Christ?

Your Life as Christ Sees It
“As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you” (Jn. 20.21). That’s how Jesus thinks about our lives. Our Mission Partners Outreach program is designed as a life-based training curriculum, to help church members identify and begin thinking about and working their Personal Mission Fields for the purpose of making disciples and advancing Christ’s Kingdom. I’m looking for some men to lead through this training program, and to help you see how our Mission Partners Outreach programcan help your church overcome its failure to communicate. If you’re interested, drop me a line at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Prayer and the Christian Mind
Prayer is the framework in which a Christian mind is engaged and nurtured. Here we commune with the Lord Who makes all things new, including our minds. Are you working to improve your prayer life? Download our free ReVision series on The Parameters of Prayer by clicking here(for the first installment). Get with a friend, or share this study with your group, and grow together in prayer, for a Christian mind and more.

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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).