You did say there’s hope. right?
“Our emotions and intuitions are shaped by our intellect, which is shaped by our will.” (McCullough 2002, 14). This is evidence of the problem. The regenerate mind is to have the mind of Christ. Then, and only then, can man’s will be subordinate. The will or self is to follow and be shaped by the mind of Christ. Then the intuitions and emotions fall more into order. This is partly realized in the moment of salvation (justification). Yet we sometimes experience the process as transforming us over time, (sanctification). This is how we can daily have more of the mind of Christ. Jesus Christ Himself can become the dominating element in our thought process. Some say this is not ‘reasonable’. It is hard, because we first have to obey (agree and follow what He has said in His Word), before we fully understand or know it for a fact. And here is where faith’s preeminence is reinstated. It starts with the free gift of the faith of Christ. Then we develop our faith in Christ. First comes the obedience, then comes the rest of the story, the delights of loving God with our minds. And still the battle is not over.
