Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God (Outline #1) 1. Introduction: Glorifying God by knowing Him. a. Knowledge of God the Father and Jesus Christ is the most important thing in life (Phil. 1:20-21, 23; 3:8). b. Knowing God doesn’t happen accidentally and without effort, not even for Christians; we must pursue the knowledge of God by striving with all our might to pursue wisdom and understanding (Prov. 2:3-5). c. “Therefore, the main reason God has given us minds is that we might seek out and find all the reasons that exist for treasuring him in all things and above all things.” i. Thinking (especially by reading, p. 19) is an indispensable means of knowing God, loving God, and serving others. ii. Loving God with all your mind (Matt. 22:37) means that “our thinking is wholly engaged to do all it can to
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