I am sure that most people never take the time to stop and think about how they think. Most people don’t recognize that there are thoughts that constantly go through their minds of which they are totally unaware. The thoughts that go through our heads are the attitudes we have about God, life, others and ourselves. And these thoughts dictate our behaviors. To be very honest, most of our behaviors are dictated by our unconscious thoughts and attitudes which have their foundation in childhood and are based on family attitudes. Most of us never take the time to really assess what our thoughts and attitudes are about a whole lot of things. Because they are unconscious they are a real part of us. Most people feel that to question their deepest thoughts and attitudes is somehow wrong. They are a part of us and, of course, the family into which we were born. It is disloyal to even question them. They become what we believe – our natural faith.

Of course that is why Jesus usually asked the people He dealt with about their faith. What do you really believe. For example, if you believe that people can’t be trusted and that people are generally self-serving, then you can never unconditionally love others.

Further, if you believe that God just wants you to keep the commandments, then you never think about anything else in your life. As long as you don’t break a commandment, you are safe.

However, just keeping the commandments is not acquiring the “mind of Christ.” Christ challenged the people of His time to think in a different way.  He challenged them to “love their neighbors” whether or not they ascribed to the Jewish faith. We know that the Jewish faith I am sure that most people never take the time to stop and think about how they think. Most people don’t recognize that there are thoughts that constantly go through their minds of which they are totally unaware. The thoughts that go through our heads are the attitudes we have about God, life, others and ourselves. And these thoughts dictate our behaviors. To be very honest, most of our behaviors are dictated by our unconscious thoughts and attitudes which have their foundation in childhood and are based on family attitudes. Most of us never take the time to really assess what our thoughts and attitudes are about a whole lot of things. Because they are unconscious they are a real part of us. Most people feel that to question their deepest thoughts and attitudes is somehow wrong. They are a part of us and, of course, the family into which we were born. It is disloyal to even question them. They become what we believe – our natural faith.

Of course that is why Jesus usually asked the people He dealt with about their faith. What do you really believe. For example, if you believe that people can’t be trusted and that people are generally self-serving, then you can never unconditionally love others.

Further, if you believe that God just wants you to keep the commandments, then you never think about anything else in your life. As long as you don’t break a commandment, you are safe.

However, just keeping the commandments is not acquiring the “mind of Christ.” Christ challenged the people of His time to think in a different way.  He challenged them to “love their neighbors” whether or not they ascribed to the Jewish faith. We know that the Jewish faith