Battlefield of the Mind
Chapter 13 Study questions
1.) Read Matthew 7:1 KJV
a.) What does it mean to judge others?
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b.) Why is judging others
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2.) Read Romans 12:3
a.) Judgment and criticism are evidence of what deeper
problem? _______________________
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b.) What is the only reason we are able to excel in an
area? ______________________________
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3.) Read Galatians 6:1-3
According to this Scripture, what mental attitude are we to maintain
within ourselves? _________
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4.) Read Romans 14:4
a.) How can God help us with our weaknesses?
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b.) Is it wrong to have a mental opinion of people?
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c.) Why is it a major problem
when we ponder over our opinion? __________________________
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d.) How can the action of judging and criticizing be
changed? ____________________________
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5.) Read Matthew 7:1-2; Galatians 6:7
How does the principle of sowing and reaping apply to
the mental realm? ___________________
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6.) Read Matthew 7: 3-5
a.) Why does the devil love to keep us busy, mentally
judging the faults of others? ___________
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b.) Can we change others or ourselves? Why or why not?
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7.) Read Matthew 7:6
How does this verse apply to judgment and criticism?
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8.) Read Romans 2:1
a.) How do we look at ourselves through rose-colored
glasses but look at everyone else through a magnifying glass?
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b.) How is a judgmental mind an offshoot of a negative
mind? ____________________________
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9.) Read Proverbs 4:23
Name two things that are “unthinkable” for a believer.
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10.) Read 1 Corinthians 13:7
a.) What is the answer for a judgmental, critical,
suspicious mind? ________________________
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b.) What does it mean to have a “balanced attitude”?
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11.) Read John 2:23-25; 1 Peter 5:8; 1 Corinthians 12:10 KJV
a.) What was Jesus’ attitude toward His relationship
with others? _________________________
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b.) Why do we need balance in human relationships?
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c.) What happens when we put out ultimate trust in God?
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d.) What is the difference between suspicion and
discernment? __________________________
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e.) What does true spiritual discernment provoke?
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12.) Read Proverbs 16:23-24; John 10:10
a.) What effect do our unspoken thoughts have on us?
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b.) What will happen to us when we begin to operate in
the mind of Christ? ______________
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