The first step in conforming our intellect to God's truth is to die to our vanity, pride, and craving for respect from colleagues and the public. We must let go of the worldly motivations that drive us, praying to be motivated solely by a genuine desire to submit our minds to God's Word - and then to use that knowledge in service to others.
Nancy PearceyAs with every aspect of our sanctification, the renewal of the mind may be painful and difficult. It requires hard work and discipline, inspired by a sacrificial love for Christ and a burning desire to build up His body, the Church. Developing a Christian worldview means submitting our entire self to God, in an act of devotion and service to Him.
Nancy PearceyFor many women today, on a personal level, the problem is not male dominance so much as male desertion.
Nancy PearceyThe human mind inherently seeks intelligible order. Thus the conviction that such an order exists to be found is a crucial assumption.
Nancy PearceyIndigenous people have discovered that Christianity is not inherently Western but universal - 'translatable' into any cultural idiom.
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