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275The End of Wrong ThinkingIs DeathPhil. 3 :18, 19 "For there aremany, I used to mention themoften but now I mention themalso with weeping, who are walkingas the enemies of the torturestake of the Christ, and theirfinish is destruction, and theirgod is their belly, and their gloryconsists in their shame, and theyhave their minds upon things onthe earth ."Mind Must Be Trained in RightProcesses of ThinkingProv . 23 :26 "My son, give methy heart ; and let thine eyes delightin For, "observe," footnote]my ways ."Rom . 8 :5-8 "For those whoare in accord with the flesh settheir minds on the things of theflesh, but those in accord withthe spirit on the things of thespirit . For the minding of theflesh means death, but the mindingof the spirit means life andpeace ; because the minding ofthe flesh means enmity with God,for it is not under subjection tothe law of God, nor, in fact,can it be . So those who are inharmony with the flesh cannotplease God ."Love of God EssentialMatt. 22 :37 "He said to hire :`You must love Jehovah your Godwith your whole heart and withyour whole soul and with yourwhole mind .' "Being of a Double Mind Is FatalPs . 119 :113 "I hate them thatare of a double mind ; but thylaw do I love ."Rev . 3 :16 "So, because you arelukewarm and neither hot norcold, I am going to vomit youout of my mouth ."Positive Thinking Required,Considering ForwardlookingPlansPhil. 3 :13-16 "Forgetting thethings behind and stretchingNew-World Livingforward to the things ahead, Iam pursuing down toward thegoal for the prize of the callingabove and which God extends inChrist Jesus . Let us, then, asmany of us as are mature, be ofthis mental attitude ; and if youare mentally inclined otherwisein any respect, God will revealthe above attitude to you . At anyrate, to what extent we havemade progress, let us go on walkingorderly in this same routine ."Phil . 2 :5 "Keep this mentalattitude in you which was alsoin Christ Jesus."Must Get Truth into Mind andHeart, Making It One's MotivatingForce, Not Being Overburdenedwith Cares of This WorldLuke 8 :5-8, 11, 13-15 "A sowerwent out to sow his seed . Well,as he was sowing, some of it . . .landed upon the rock-mass, and,after sprouting, it dried up becauseof not having moisture .Some other fell among the thorns,and the thorns that grew upwith it choked it off. Some otherfell upon the good soil, and,after sprouting, it produced fruita hundredfold . . . . Now the illustrationmeans this : The seed isthe word of God. Those uponthe rock-mass are the ones who,when they hear it, receive theword with joy, but these have noroot ; they believe for a season,but in a season of testing theyfall away . As for that which fellamong the thorns, these are theones that have heard, but, ibeing carried away by anxietiesand wealth and pleasures of thislife, they are completely chokedand bring nothing to perfection .As for that on the right soil,these are the ones that, afterhearing the word with a rightand good heart, retain it andbear fruit with endurance ."Accurate Knowledge of God'sRequirements NecessaryCol . 3 :2, 9, 10 "Keep yourminds fixed on the things ahove,