What the Bible says about Change in Attitude
(From Forerunner Commentary)
A man's external actions have their genesis within him, in his heart. We often hear laments from those who want to improve their health or to lose some weight. Yet, for a person's health to change for the better, he must begin by preparing himself and building strong convictions from within. How a person thinks, combined with what he thinks about, produces the conditions and the activities we see externally.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Eating: How Good It Is! (Part Five)Related Topics: Change Direction | Change in Approach | Change in Attitude | Change of Heart | Change of Mind | Conviction | External Actions follow Internal Convictions
Repent means "to think differently after." It signifies a change of mind strong enough to produce both regret and change of conduct. Marvin R. Vincent defines it as, "Such a virtuous alteration of the mind and purpose as begets alike virtuous change of life and practice" (Word Studies of the New Testament, vol. 1, p. 23). The only way that we will change our minds is when we allow ourselves to believe something different from what we formerly believed.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Separation and Oneness With GodRelated Topics: Belief | Change in Attitude | Change of Heart | Change of Mind | Repentance | Repentance as Change
In this episode, the woman represents the unconverted person who is confronted by Jesus' truth. She is informed of changes she must make if she is to follow Christ. If a person truly wants to change once he realizes that all his life he has been sincerely ignorant regarding God and his values, the newly converted individual must seek to make whatever changes are necessary. Jesus shows her God expects this.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The First CommandmentRelated Topics: Change Direction | Change in Approach | Change in Attitude | Change in Conduct | Change of Heart | Change of Mind | First Commandment | Heart, Change of | Ignorance of God | The First Commandment | Unconverted