These verses point to the strenuous nature of Christian discipleship. Paul writes that he takes every thought captive, knowing that \u201cevery act of disobedience\u201d to Christ will be punished. So much Christian activity today has never been disciplined in the way Paul describes; it has simply sprung into being on impulse. In our Lord\u2019s life, every project was disciplined according to the will of his Father. There was not a single impulsive movement of the Son\u2019s own will apart from his Father\u2019s: \u201cWhatever the Father does the Son also does\u201d (John 5:19).<\/p>\n
Think how different we are from the example set by Jesus. We start projects because we\u2019ve had a vivid religious experience and felt the thrill of inspiration, not because we\u2019re living in obedience to God\u2019s will. We\u2019d rather take impulsive action than be imprisoned and disciplined to obey Christ, because we overvalue practical work. Meanwhile, disciples who aren\u2019t<\/em> caught up in busywork and who \u0441\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/em> bring every project into captivity for the Lord are criticized and told they\u2019re not sincere about God or souls.<\/p>\n True sincerity is found in obeying God, not in obeying the inclination to serve him; obeying an inclination is born of an undisciplined human nature. It\u2019s inconceivable yet true that many Christians are motivated to work for God by their own human nature, a nature which has never been spiritualized by determined discipline.<\/p>\n We are prone to forgetting that, as Christians, we must be committed to Jesus Christ not only for salvation but for his point of view. We must commit ourselves to Jesus Christ\u2019s view of God, of the world, of sin, and of the devil. When we do, we will understand that we have a responsibility to renew our minds, so that they may be transformed and brought into complete captivity for him.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" These verses point to the strenuous nature of Christian discipleship. Paul writes that he takes every thought captive, knowing that \u201cevery act of disobedience\u201d to Christ will be punished. So much Christian …<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":2242,"template":"","collection":[],"class_list":["post-2684","modern-classic","type-modern-classic","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/modern-classic\/2684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/modern-classic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/modern-classic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/modern-classic\/2684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"collection","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/utmost.org\/ru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/collection?post=2684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}