The Word
Vol. 9 No.
29
Upper Room Discourse
John 15:12-13
Doctrine of a Relaxed Mental Attitude
(Continued)
In John 15:12-13 we
have, “This is My commandment, that you love one
another, just as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.”
Jesus’ love is greater than any human love and He
wants us to have this type of soul love, which comes as a result of the RMA
from Bible doctrine in your soul. He also wants to show us how far a RMA can
carry us. Therefore we continue with the Doctrine of a Relaxed Mental Attitude
(RMA).
C. Inner beauty is a Relaxed Mental Attitude,
In
When
it says, “with self restraint” that is the
Greek preposition
Mental attitude is the function of the right lobe of
the soul. The right lobe is called the heart. It has a frame of reference, a
memory center, vocabulary, categories, norms and standards, and a launching pad
for application. This is the function of the heart or the right lobe and that
is what mental attitude is all about.
There are two viewpoints in mental attitude,
1. Human viewpoint, which is
an expression of cosmic thinking from cosmic norms and standards; this is the
influence of evil.
a. Human Viewpoint mental attitude is called
worldliness,
2. The antithesis is Divine
Viewpoint which is viewpoint resident in the soul derived from God’s Word
resident in your soul. The command to have Divine Viewpoint is given in
In
Every thought impulse that you will have as a believer
can be categorized into Divine or human viewpoint; influenced by Bible doctrine
or influenced by evil.
Every believer faces the inner conflict of Divine
versus human viewpoint. This is a part of the spiritual struggle on this earth,
In
Grace Orientation and a Relaxed Mental Attitude are
character indexes in all believers, especially woman, which is part of the
first and third floors of your Edification Complex of the Soul.
Likewise, “quiet” is really
“tranquil”, the Greek word HESUCHIOS [hay-soo’-khee-os].
Tranquil means, “free of any disturbance or commotion”, and “free from or
showing no signs of anxiety or agitation.”
Again we go right back to the mental attitude and the
problem of mental attitude sins. Part of this tranquility is freedom from
pride, bitterness, jealousy, vindictiveness, implacability or hatred, the
things that destroy capacity for love or the expression of that capacity.
As you know, your thinking is
your real personality. Your real personality is the sum total of your thoughts.
Therefore, there is nothing you can do about improving your personality by
overt superficialities. The real personality is what you think. Mental attitude
determines both the character and the life of a person, Prov 23:6-7.
So the believer (woman in this case) with inner beauty
is Grace Oriented and free from any mental attitude sins. Mental attitude sins
produce self-induced misery,
Principles of a Doctrinal Woman:
1.
The woman’s inner beauty is related to
Bible doctrine resident in her soul. Her outer beauty is nothing without her
inner beauty, it is an empty shell. A
woman’s real beauty is her inner beauty from Bible doctrine in her soul, “with
stability of thinking.”
a. Bible doctrine becomes resident in the soul through the
consistent function of
b.
“Stability” is a mental attitude. You are
not stabilized because of a pattern of life; you are stabilized because of a
thought pattern,
2 Thes 2:2, “That you not be quickly shaken from your composure or
be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter…..”
2.
The more Bible doctrine in the soul, the more beautiful she becomes from Divine
viewpoint. There is no such thing as true beauty in the woman apart from Bible
doctrine in the soul. Inner beauty, then,
becomes the mental attitude of Bible doctrine resident in the soul.
3.
The spiritually mature woman always possesses inner beauty, and that
compensates for any lack of physical beauty. Overt grooming only compliments
the inner beauty.
4. Overt beauty without Bible doctrine
becomes a facade for human good and evil. Therefore, overt beauty is
meaningless without inner beauty.
5.
The woman’s inner beauty demands respect.
a.
When a woman has inner beauty from Bible doctrine, she is respected as a
gentleman should always respect women, with impeccable manners. Therefore, this
is a greater incentive for the lady to advance to spiritual maturity. Respect
for womanhood is automatic in a society where women have inner beauty. You
instinctively develop good manners in a society of women with inner beauty.
They are inspiring, a pleasure to be around, and stimulating when they have
Divine viewpoint.
b.
However, without a Relaxed Mental Attitude, they are petty, implacable,
vindictive, and vicious with their tongues.
6.
The woman’s inner beauty which comes from
Bible doctrine resident in the soul also becomes the source for capacity:
capacity for life, capacity for love, capacity for blessing. The super-grace woman, or the godly
woman, always possesses this inner beauty no matter what her age.
7. Overt grooming merely
complements the inner beauty of the spiritually mature / super-grace woman. The
real beauty of the woman, therefore, is her inner beauty.
8. The secret to inner beauty
is the Balance of Residency in the soul between the filling of the Spirit and
maximum Bible doctrine. This comes from the daily function of
9. Overt beauty and grooming
must not be neglected, but the Bible emphasizes the importance of inner beauty
in the Royal Family of God.
10. Therefore, inner beauty is
a part of the principle of having a Relaxed Mental Attitude and “Laying down
your life for your friends.”
If you would
like more information on this subject,
you may listen
to lessons 10-078 through 10-080.
A PERSONAL NOTE FOR YOU
If
you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, I am here to tell
you that Jesus loves you. He loves you
so much that He gave His life for you. God the Father also loves you. He loves you so much that He gave His only
Son for you by sending Him to the cross.
At the Cross Jesus died in your place.
Taking upon Himself all of your sins and all of
my sins. He was judged for our sins and
paid the price for our sins. Therefore
our sins will never be held against us.
Right where you are, you now have the opportunity to make the greatest
decision in your life. To accept the free gift of eternal life by truly
believing that Jesus Christ died for
you. So wherever you are, pause to reflect on what Christ has done for you
and say to the Father:
"Father, I believe that Your Son,
Jesus Christ, died on the cross for the forgiveness of my sins."
If you have done that, I welcome you to the Eternal
Family of God!