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 wrong? __________________________________________________

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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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