How much control does a person have over his or her thinking? Where do our thoughts come from? Are there any external and internal sources that influence our thinking? These are important questions for Christians to consider. In this episode, we consider the Bible's instructions for us to carefully consider God's Word so that its control over our thinking is supreme.

An ironic tendency people have is to try to add works from the old covenant (the covenant of the law) into the work of Christ as a necessary part of "receiving the grace of Christ." This is obviously paradoxical reasoning that leads to inconsistent soteriology. In 2 Corinthians 3, the Apostle Paul makes several powerful statements about the "ministry of righteousness" compared to that of "the ministry of condemnation" and "the ministry of death." What qualifies a person to stand before God and be acquitted as innocent, or, "counted as righteous?" Who alone could establish such a basis when every single person sins? Consider these things and more in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

What is the meaning of the word covenant? Most Christians have a basic understanding of "the old and new covenants," but many are unaware of the significance of the term's meaning and the purpose the Bible states for why God allowed Israel to first fail under the old covenant before establishing the new. In 2 Corinthians 3:6, Paul makes a statement contrasting the results of each of these covenants. That is our focus of today's episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

The responsibility of new covenant ministry should be a somewhat daunting task for believers. We have been entrusted with what scripture calls "the ministry of reconciliation." The object of our ministry? The thing the Bible says is the most valuable of all creation, the souls of our fellow people. As Paul asks, "Who is sufficient for these things?" What's the answer to that question? And what is every believer's resource so that they can be bold and confident in gospel ministry? Consider these questions in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

In the beginning of 2 Corinthians 3, the Apostle Paul asks the church whether he needs a "letter of recommendation" to them, as if his credentials had somehow been called into question. He then goes on to tell them what his true letter of recommendation was. How does this help us with discerning which people are truly serving the Lord and have been qualified to do so by God and not men? Consider this question and more in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

The past several years have given us strong reminders of what Jesus predicted would come in the course of human history. In the midst of various cultural and political conversations and turmoil, what should anchor a Christian's perspective in how they engage with things like injustice, corrupt morality, law-breaking, and other ongoing parts of reality in a fallen world? What is the primary need of a person who doesn't know Christ and how does a Christian bring that need to a person's attention in fruitful discourse? Consider these questions and more in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

Some of the primary content in 2 Corinthians is the descriptions and contrasts between supposed ministers of God and true ministers of God. How can we recognize false servants and those who truly serve the Lord? 2 Corinthians 2:17 gives us several phrases that help us begin to consider this topic, which will be expanded on as we continue through this letter. Consider these things and more in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

Many Christians desire to simply live a life of relative homeostasis. They want to avoid confrontation and things that might lead to personal animosity towards them. But does God describe the Christian life in terms of silent and passive presence in the world, or distinct and standing out in a peculiar fashion? In today's passage, we consider the ramifications of God describing believers as an aroma of life for those who believe and death for those who have rejected Christ. Consider this and more in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

Do you ever worry about whether you're making the right decision in the midst of uncertain circumstances? Do you ever fear that even as you're seeking to serve God, somehow you've failed to recognize what God truly wants you to do? You're not alone in those questions. In 2 Corinthians 2, the Apostle Paul relates an experience he had where he was very anxious over the circumstances he and his fellow ministers were facing. And in that anxiety, God remind him of an important truth, that God in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession. What does this statement mean for us in the Christian life? Find out in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.

2 Corinthians 2:5-11 gives instructions to the Corinthian church to forgive a man in their congregation who was grieved over sin he had committed. Church discipline is not an easy practice to follow. Many leaders struggle to confront sin. Some fellowships are willing to confront sin but do so out of being offended by someone's sin rather than seeking that person's restoration to Christ. What does God teach us about rebuking and forgiving sin and what does he warn us can happen when we fail to implement these instructions? Find out in another episode of transforming our thinking through the power of God's Word.