THOUGHT PATTERN AND THE RELIGIOUS MINDSET Jesus Christ said of the Pharisees: “You Make the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.” Mark 7:13This exploration of transformative thinking would be incomplete without addressing one of the most insidious obstacles to spiritual growth…
By Isaiah-Phillips Akintola THOUGHT PATTERN AND THE RELIGIOUS MINDSET Jesus Christ said of the Pharisees: “You Make the word of God of no effect through your tradition which you have handed down. And many such things you do.” Mark 7:13This exploration of transformative thinking would be incomplete without addressing one of the most insidious obstacles…
In Mark 7:13, Jesus delivered a bold and penetrating statement that challenged the entire leadership order of His day. His words to the Pharisees and elders were uncompromising: “You make the word of God of no effect because of your tradition which you have handed down.” This declaration provides crucial insight into how religious mindsets operate and perpetuate themselves across generations.
The apostle Paul’s warning about those who maintain “the form of godliness but deny its power” describes one of the most challenging and deceptive positions any believer can encounter when confronting religious mindsets. This condition represents the very essence of what makes religious thinking so insidious, it provides all the external forms and displays that appear righteous and sound doctrinally correct, while systematically denying the power, values, principles, and standards that allow the authentic life of God to flow through such systems.
By Isaiah=Phillips Akintola Genesis 6: 5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time. 6 And the LORD regretted that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His…
Understanding the recognition of corrupt or distorted human character as part of man’s fallen nature provides a clear framework for identifying the underlying causes of carnal thought processes and other unhealed emotional desires, needs, and tendencies. This insight helps us determine effective ways to address these issues. One of humanity’s inherent traits, following disobedience to Jehovah and being cast out of God’s paradise, is spiritual blindness and death, also known as corruption.
Leadership is often called upon in times of great crisis where people have lost hope, direction, faith, and courage to carry on. This pattern is often witnessed in history, particularly in the history of the children of Israel. Consider Daniel, who after seventy years in exile was able to kickstart the process of returning God’s people from Babylon.
BY ISAIAH-PHILLIPS “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) We undoubtedly find ourselves today on the brink of an ending era, transitioning into an uncertain landscape that compels us to reconsider how we engage with life and our ordained visionary calling and purpose. Yesterday’s certainties no…
