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The Influence of Mind on Mind, April 13
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of
love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7
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The influence of mind on mind, so strong a power for good when
sanctified, is equally strong for evil in the hands of those opposed to God.
This power Satan used in his work of instilling evil into the minds of
the angels, and he made it appear that he was seeking the good of the
universe.... Cast out of heaven, Satan set up his kingdom in this world,
and ever since, he has been untiringly striving to seduce human beings
from their allegiance to God. He uses the same power that he used in
heaven—the influence of mind on mind. Men become tempters of their
fellow men. The strong, corrupting sentiments of Satan are cherished, and
they exert a masterly, compelling power.
Clear spiritual eyesight is needed to distinguish between the chaff and
the wheat, between the science of Satan and the science of the Word of
truth. Christ, the Great Physician, came to our world to give health and
peace and perfection of character to all who will receive Him. His gospel
does not consist of outward methods and performances through which the
science of an evil work may be introduced as a great blessing, afterward
to prove a great curse. In the second chapter of Philippians is found a
presentation of true godliness. “Let this mind be in you, which was also
in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 2:5
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To advocate the science of mind cure is opening a door through which
Satan will enter to take possession of mind and heart. Satan controls both
the mind that is given up to be controlled by another, and the mind that
controls. May God help us to understand the true science of building on
Christ, our Saviour and Redeemer.
Christ is the greatest of all physicians. He is a physician of the soul
as well as of the body. Had He not come to this world to redeem us from
Satan’s hellish power, we would have had no hope of gaining eternal life....
Let us not point minds to erring human beings. Let us say, “Behold the
Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.”
John 1:29
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