The premise this site is built upon comes from Titus 3:4-7:
But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life (Emphasis mine).
While this blog could be used to preach an entire sermon series on the depth of this text, my desire is to use it as a platform for thoughts of the regenerate mind. This may include anything from a book review to poetry to a sermonette.
Today, you don’t have to go far before your mind is consuming unwarranted riffraff; however, this blog is not a forum to discuss the shameful ways of the world, but rather a channel of communication to celebrate the One who is renewing minds to be like Christ. This blog is not designed to promote a new, cutting edge, way of doing things, but rather to be an outlet for regenerate minds.
So what exactly am I talking about when I say regenerate? Let’s begin with a working definition. The Greek word for regeneration in Titus 3 is paliggenesia from the root words palin which literally means renewal and genesis which means source or beginning. In other words, the process of regeneration involves transforming a believer’s life (and mind) toward his or her original pristine and pure nature (including the mind) as it was in the beginning with Adam and Eve. Vine’s Expository Dictionary helps narrow in on the definition of regenerate:
renovation; the production of a new life consecrated to God; a radical change of mind for the better. The word often used to denote the restoration of a thing to its pristine state, its renovation, as a renewal or restoration of life after death.
Wow. The ironic thing I have experienced about the process of regeneration is that I seldom feel what the Bible explains about it, yet I am to trust that it is taking place. But from this definition, here’s what I do know: I have the mind of Christ. Actually, I didn’t say that, Paul did in (1 Cor. 2:16). Because Christ was killed, buried and rose from the dead, my trust in Him as Lord allows my former life to pass away with His and my new life to come forth by His Spirit (Col. 2:13; Gal 2:19-20; Rom. 8:11). And this is worth celebrating!
