What does it mean to have a reprobate mind? | GotQuestions.org
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In this video, we answer the question: What does it mean to have a reprobate mind?
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- What does it mean to have a reprobate mind? We're going to answer that question. You can also discover more on GotQuestions .org.
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- The phrase reprobate mind is found in Romans 128 in reference to those whom
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- God has rejected as godless and wicked. They suppress the truth by their wickedness, and it is upon these people that the wrath of God rests.
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- The Greek word translated reprobate in the New Testament means unapproved, that is, rejected by implication, worthless, literally, or morally.
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- Paul describes two men named Janus and Jambres as those who resist the truth.
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- Men of corrupt minds reprobate concerning the faith. Here the reprobation is regarding the resistance to the truth because of corrupt minds.
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- In Titus, Paul also refers to those whose works are reprobate. They profess that they know
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- God, but in works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
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- Therefore, the reprobate mind is one that is corrupt and worthless. As we can see, people who are classified as having a reprobate mind have some knowledge of God and perhaps know of His commandments.
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- However, they live impure lives and have very little desire to please God. Those who have reprobate minds live corrupt and selfish lives.
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- Sin is justified and acceptable to them. The reprobates are those whom God has rejected and has left to their own devices.
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- Can a Christian have a reprobate mind? Someone who has sincerely accepted
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- Jesus Christ by faith will not have this mindset because the old person with a reprobate mind has been recreated into a new creation.
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- The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come. Christians are basically new people.
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- We live differently and speak differently. Our world is centered on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and how we can serve
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- Him. Also, if we are truly in the faith, we will have the Holy Spirit to help us live a
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- God -honoring life. Those with reprobate minds do not have the Spirit and live only for themselves.
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