THE SENSE-RULED MIND (Romans 12:1-2)

HOW few of us have realized that the Sense-Ruled mind can never have victorious Revelation Faith.
Only when the mind has been renewed through practicing the Word does faith in the Word become powerful.
This renewing of the mind comes by acting nil the Word in every crisis, day by day, letting the Word have its place in the life.
The believer does not enjoy the Living Word until his mind has been renewed.
The unrenewed mind would rather feed upon the words of man. It cannot act upon the Word of God as it acts on the words of men.
People will tell you what the Doctor has said, and they will act on his word.
I tell them what God has said and they shake their heads and say, “No, we cannot act on that.”
The Sense-Ruled mind is always waging war against unbelief.
It lives in the realm of fear and uncertainty. The Word is not final, it settles no issues; over and over again it has the same battle, only to lose.

It is because the Senses, rather than the Word, rule the mind.
The Sense-Ruled mind lives in a realm of uncertainty.
Until the Word gains mastery over it, it will be swayed by feelings and by the things it sees and hears, rather than by this Revelation Knowledge.
When the Sense-Ruled people read the Word, they declare it to be true, but in the next breath they speak of Sense-Knowledge relief.
The sick one will declare that the Word is absolutely true, then turn from it to remedies.
The Sense-ruled mind does not settle down on the Word and rest quietly.
It has a double mind.

It says God’s Word is true and is willing to argue about the absolute integrity of the Word, yet it is continually repudiating it in daily conduct.
James calls these people the double-minded folk who talk “faith” and act “reason”.
They seek “faith” results from “reason” actions.
The double-minded are always unstable.
They live on the border land between faith and reason.
Their house is builded on the land between these two countries.
They seek to claim citizenship under both governments.
Faith cannot be builded except upon the Word of God.