Theme Study – Being Transformed

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Theme Study - Being Transformed

Theme Study: Being Transformed through the Word
Dr. Art Lindsley
In the conversion story of Augustine, he gives the account of hearing some voices (perhaps children playing) saying, “Tolle Lege, Tolle Lege” – “Take and Read, Take and Read.” He picked up a Bible at random and read Romans 13:12-14. It was exactly what he needed to hear. What we need in this case, not for our conversion, but for our spiritual growth, is to “Take and Read.”

The battle in personal and public life is a battle for your heart and mind. Proverbs 23:6 says of the selfish man, “as he thinks within himself, so he is.” What you ponder shapes your whole being for good or ill. Your destiny could be at stake in this matter. An old saying indicates this: Sow a thought, reap an act; sow an act, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; and sow a character, reap a destiny. Your destiny starts in the thoughts you think, the acts you do, and so on. You could even say with plenty of illustrations from people’s lives: For want of a thought, an act is lost; for want of an act a habit is lost; for want of a habit a character is lost; for want of a character a destiny is lost. . .

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Arthur W. Lindsley

Senior Fellow for Apologetics, CSLI Arthur W. Lindsley is the Vice President of Theological Initiatives at the Institute for Faith, Works, & Economics. He has served at the C.S. Lewis Institute since 1987 both as President until 1998 and currently as Senior Fellows for Apologetics. Formerly, he was director of Educational Ministries at the Ligonier Valley Study Center, and Staff Specialist with the Coalition for Christian Outreach. He is the author of C.S. Lewis's Case for Christ, True Truth, Love: The Ultimate Apologetic, and co-author with R.C. Sproul and John Gerstner of Classical Apologetics, and has written numerous articles on theology, apologetics, C.S. Lewis, and the lives and works of many other authors and teachers. Art earned his M.Div. from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh.  

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