1. What mainly determines our personality?
Whether we have been baptized recently or years ago, we all want a personality that is pleasing to Jehovah. For this we need to control our thoughts and some of us ask ourselves: why? Well, that's simple because it is something that determines our personality.
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If we are always thinking of only things that please us carnally, we will say and do bad things. On the other hand, if we fill our minds with good thoughts, we will be more likely to act as our father Jehovah wishes.
Our thoughts. Why? Because these largely determine our personality. If we are always thinking about things that please our carnal desires, we will say and do bad things (Eph. 4:17-19). Instead, if we fill our minds with good thoughts, we will be more likely to speak and act as our Father, Jehovah, pleases.
Our thoughts determine our personality. That is, what we think most of the time will be reflected in our actions. So if we fill our minds with good thoughts, we will speak and act as Jehovah pleases.
2. What questions will we answer in this article?
We cannot prevent all bad thoughts from entering our minds, but we can not put them into practice. Before we are baptized, we need to stop acting in a way that Jehovah detests. Therefore, at that moment, that command "dress with the new personality" enters. In this article, we will answer the following questions: What is "the new personality"? And how can we put it on and always wear it?.
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We cannot completely prevent bad thoughts from entering our minds. But we can choose not to put them into practice.
In this article, we will answer the following questions: What is "the new personality"? And how can we put it on and always wear it?
We will see what the new personality is and how we can put it on and always wear it.
WHAT IS “THE NEW PERSONALITY”?
3. What is "the new personality," and how do we dress in it? (Galatians 5:22, 23).
“The new personality” is the way of thinking and acting that reflects the qualities of Jehovah.
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Some of us wonder how we can dress with the new personality, because what we can do is allow the spirit to influence our thoughts, feelings and actions, some of which can be difficult at first but with small Actions such as commenting on peace, not falling into provocations or controlling ourselves in the face of temptations is a way to demonstrate it.
It is the way of thinking and acting that reflects the qualities of Jehovah.
Showing the fruit of God's spirit by allowing this spirit to influence our thoughts, feelings, and actions.
The new personality is the way of thinking and acting that reflects the qualities of Jehovah.
And we clothe ourselves with it by showing the qualities of the fruit of God's spirit that we have read about in Galatians 5:22,23 and letting this spirit influence our thoughts, feelings and actions.
To mention an example of this, a person shows that he wears the new personality if he loves Jehovah and his servants, because the first and most important fruit of the spirit mentioned in Galatians is love.
4. Why can't the qualities mentioned at Galatians 5:22, 23 be cultivated one by one?
To put on the new personality we must cultivate the qualities that appear in Galatians and in other books of the Bible, which are related to each other and are very different, that is, if we really love others we will be patient and kind with them.
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These qualities are not like different clothes that we put on one by one. Rather, they are related to each other. For example, if we truly love others, we will be patient and kind to them. And to be really good, we must be gentle and have self-control.
They cannot be grown one by one because they are not like a piece of clothing that I take off one and put on another. Rather, they are all related and must be demonstrated together. For example, we cannot be loving without being patient, or we cannot be kind without being gentle.
HOW DO WE PUT ON THE NEW PERSONALITY?
5. What does it mean to have “the mind of Christ,” and why should we study the life of Jesus? (1 Corinthians 2:16).
Having “the mind of Christ” means that we need to learn how Jesus thinks. Because the more our way of thinking and seeing things resembles that of Jesus, we will be able to imitate his way of acting and we will adapt his personality.
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Keeping the mind of Christ means learning how Jesus thinks and trying to imitate him. He states that the fruit of God's spirit to perfection, the more our way of thinking resembles that of Jesus, we will improve both our thinking and our personality.
That is, we need to learn how Jesus thinks and then imitate him.
Like a good mirror, it reflects Jehovah's qualities just as they are. The more our way of thinking resembles that of Jesus, the better we will imitate his way of acting and the better we will reflect his personality.
Having the mind of Christ means knowing how Jesus thinks and imitating him. If we study his life we will try to reflect his way and think and, therefore, we will imitate his way of acting and reflect his personality in the best possible way.
6. What must we remember as we strive to put on the new personality?
Some of us at some point start to think, can I really follow the example of Jesus? If he is perfect, I will never be like him! If you come to think that, remember that we were designed to be like Jehovah, so if we can imitate them to a certain degree, the Holy Spirit is also with us, he will help us on this path, with his help we can achieve things that we cannot do alone. we can, another point is that jehovah does not expect us to manifest the fruit perfectly immediately, what he expects immediately is that we make an effort and have confidence in him.
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First, you were designed to be like Jehovah and Jesus. So you can choose to imitate them and you can, at least to some degree. Second, God's holy spirit is the most powerful force there is. With his help, you can achieve things that you would never be able to do alone. Third, Jehovah does not expect you to manifest the fruitage of the spirit perfectly now.
One of the things to remember is what Genesis 1:26 says where it says that we are made in the "image and likeness" of God. That is, we are designed to be like Jehovah and Jesus and we can succeed in imitating them to some degree.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the spirit of God is the most powerful force in the universe. So with the help of him we can achieve things that we could not do alone. If we ask for his spirit it will help us to reflect that new personality.
And the third thing is that Jehovah does not require us to manifest the fruitage of the spirit perfectly right now. Rather, we have 1,000 years to perfect those qualities. What he does expect from now is that we do our best to show good qualities.
7. What are we going to see now?
We are going to examine four qualities of the fruit of God's spirit. We will see how Jesus demonstrated each of these qualities and what we can learn from them.
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We are going to examine four qualities of the fruit of God's spirit. We will see how Jesus demonstrated each of these qualities and what we can learn from it.
Let's examine 4 qualities of the fruit of God's spirit, how Jesus demonstrated them, and what we can learn from them. We will also look at some questions that will help us examine whether we need to improve the new personality.
8. How did Jesus show his love?
He showed his great love for people by the way he lived while on Earth. He was always loving and compassionate to everyone.
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And he showed his great love for people by the way he lived while on Earth. He was always loving and compassionate, even to some who opposed him. He showed this love in a special way by telling people about the Kingdom of God.
He showed it in many ways. He was caring and compassionate towards people and put their interests ahead of his own. He also spoke of the kingdom of God and even gave his life as a ransom to give us the opportunity to live forever.
9. How can we show love, following the example of Jesus?
We can do this by showing love and respect to people.
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The apostle John wrote: “He who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen.” Let's ask ourselves: “Do I feel a deep love for others? Am I compassionate in treating others, even when they are mean to me? Do I spend my time and resources talking to others about Jehovah out of love? Do I do it even when most people don't appreciate it, or even when they oppose me? Could you spend more time preaching?”
We show love by dedicating ourselves to Jehovah and getting baptized. But this is only the beginning. We must demonstrate that love in dealing with people. 1 John 4:20 says it clearly: "He who does not love his brother whom he sees cannot love God whom he does not see."
And to find out if we are showing love, we can do a self-examination with the questions in the paragraph. For example, are we loving and compassionate to others? Do you help others out of love, perhaps spending more time preaching?
10. What did Jesus do to promote peace?
In order to promote peace, he took the initiative to be at peace with people and thus encouraged others to resolve their disputes.
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He did not return evil for evil. But she did something else. He took the initiative to be at peace with people and encouraged others to resolve their disputes.
For example, he taught them that they must make peace with their brother if they wanted Jehovah to accept their worship. And time after time he encouraged his apostles to stop arguing about who among them was the greatest.
Jesus was peaceful and did not return evil for evil to anyone. But fostering peace involves something more. It involves looking for ways to create peace around us and encourage others to resolve their differences. And that was just what Jesus did. For example, Jesus encouraged his apostles to stop arguing over who was greatest.
11. How can we promote peace?
In order to foster peace we need to take the initiative to make peace with others.
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We might ask ourselves, “How far am I willing to go to make peace with others? Do I hold a grudge if a brother hurts my feelings? Do I expect the other person to take the first step in resolving things? Or do I give it, even though he thinks she's to blame? If appropriate, do I encourage those who have issues with each other to make amends?”
We are shown to foster peace by not only not creating conflict, but by taking the initiative to make peace and encouraging others to do so as well. Let's not let the other take the first step or hold a grudge for something that hurt us. In this way we will be promoting peace.
12. How did Jesus show that he was kind?
For example, when a Phoenician woman begged him to cure her daughter, he did not at first do as she asked. But he was kind to her and healed the girl when he saw her great faith.
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He was warm and reasonable, even in difficult circumstances. For example, when a Phoenician woman begged him to cure her daughter, he did not at first do as she asked. But he was kind to her and healed the girl when he saw her great faith.
Now, he was not carried away by sentimentality. Sometimes kindness required that he be firm with those he loved. For example, when Peter tried to influence Jesus not to comply with Jehovah's will, he rebuked him in front of the other disciples.
He was shown to be kind in his treatment of people. He was affectionate and reasonable. And we have the example of the Phoenician woman who begged him to cure her daughter. Jesus seeing the great faith of this woman was compassionate and kind and healed the girl.
It is also interesting that being kind does not prevent being firm when it comes to being. Jesus had to rebuke Peter when Peter tried to influence him not to comply with Jehovah's will. And, although Peter may have felt a little embarrassed, it was for his own good and for him to learn the lesson that nothing and no one would prevent him from doing the will of his Father.
13. What do we have to do sometimes to be truly kind?
We have to be kind to those we love. We have to learn to speak frankly. Let us imitate Jesus and base our advice on the principles of the Word of God.
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Sometimes we have to speak frankly. When we do, let us imitate Jesus and base our advice on the principles of God's Word. Let's be affectionate. Let us expect the best from them, trusting that those who love Jehovah and us will accept the advice we give them with affection.
We have to speak frankly. Let's expect the best from the brother and let's be affectionate. And if we have to give advice, do it with kindness and with the right reasons, not to scold him or make him feel bad, but out of love for that person and for his own good.
14. How did Jesus demonstrate kindness?
He loves his Father, so he always does what is right and for the right reason.
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Jesus not only knows what is good; he does too. He loves his Father, so he always does what is right and for the right reason. The person who manifests kindness is always looking for ways to help others and to do things for them. It is not enough to know what is good; we have to do it and with the right reason.
He proved it, not only by knowing what he had to do, but by doing it, and with the right motives. If we look for ways to help others and to do things for them, we will be showing that goodness and imitating Jesus.
ILLUSTRATION:
The Bible student in the previous article, who is now a baptized brother and put on new clothes, is going down a path. Series of images: Jesus demonstrating the qualities of the fruit of the spirit. 1. To feed a crowd, Jesus receives some loaves and some fish from a child. 2. Jesus sits and talks with some children. 3. Jesus peacefully endures being slapped during the illegal trial they gave him.
The more we learn to think like Jesus, the better we will reflect his personality. (See paragraphs 5, 8, 10, 12 and 14).
15. How can we be truly good?
If we do good things thinking of others and not out of selfishness.
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If we do good things thinking of others and not out of selfishness. We should ask ourselves: “Can I say that I not only know what is right, but also that I do it? Why do I do good things?
We will be truly good if we do good things thinking of others and not out of selfishness. We could ask ourselves if we are doing what we know to do and why we do it, our motives.
HOW CAN WE KEEP THE NEW PERSONALITY IN GOOD CONDITION?
16. What do we have to do every day, and why?
Every day we have to look for new ways to manifest the fruit of God's spirit.
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Let us not think that when we are baptized we completely clothe ourselves with the new personality, and we do not have to do anything else. The new personality is like a piece of clothing that we must keep in good condition.
Therefore, every day we have to look for new ways to manifest the fruit of God's spirit. Why? Because Jehovah is a God of action, and his spirit is an active force. This means that each of the qualities of the fruit of the spirit can and should motivate us to act.
We must continue working on that new personality. Every day we have to look for ways to manifest the fruit of God's spirit. And we must do it because this spirit of God is an active force that motivates us to act. Thus when we reflect the fruit of the spirit, we demonstrate that the spirit of God is working in us.
17. What can we do when we do not manifest the fruitage of the spirit as we should?
What we can do and it is very important is not to give up.
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The important thing is not to give up. Let's take an example. If our favorite piece of clothing rips, don't we throw it away right away? We will most likely try to fix it, if possible. And from then on we would be more careful.
We must not give up. On the contrary, we try to remedy it by striving even harder to improve what is difficult for us. For example, if there has been a time when we have not been patient or kind, try to solve the problem by apologizing to the German. In addition, in this way we will have another opportunity to demonstrate the patience and humility that perhaps we lacked before.
18. What can we be sure of?
The more we imitate Jesus' way of thinking, the easier it will be for us to act like him.
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We can be sure that if we work hard to put on the new personality and continue to wear it, Jehovah will help us.
We can be sure that if we work hard to put on the new personality and continue to wear it, Jehovah will help us. In addition, we have the example of Jesus. If we imitate him, it will be easier for us to act like him.
HE REMEMBERS?
What is "the new personality"?
“The new personality” is the way of thinking and acting that reflects the qualities of Jehovah.
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It is the way of thinking and acting that reflects the qualities of Jehovah. And to put on the new personality, we have to cultivate both the qualities that appear in Galatians 5:22,23 and those that are mentioned in other biblical texts.
How can we put on the new personality?
To put on the new personality, we need to have “the mind of Christ”, that is, we need to learn how Jesus thinks and then imitate him. Jesus manifests the fruit of God's spirit to perfection.
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Showing the fruit of God's spirit by allowing this spirit to influence our thoughts, feelings, and actions. For example, the person who puts on “the new personality” loves Jehovah and his servants. He maintains happiness even when facing difficulties. Promote peace. He is patient and kind to others. He loves the good, and he does it. He shows by his actions that he has strong faith in his heavenly Father. He remains placid when provoked. And he controls himself in the face of temptations.
To put on the new personality, we need to have the mind of Christ, that is, we need to learn how Jesus thinks and then imitate him. Specifically in this article we have seen how to imitate his love, his peace, his kindness and his kindness.
How can we keep the new personality in good condition?
The new personality is like a piece of clothing that we must keep in good condition. Therefore, every day we have to look for new ways to manifest the fruit of God's spirit. Why? Because Jehovah is a God of action, and his spirit is an active force.
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Let us not think that when we are baptized we completely clothe ourselves with the new personality, and we do not have to do anything else. The new personality is like a piece of clothing that we must keep in good condition. Therefore, every day we have to look for new ways to manifest the fruit of God's spirit. Why? Because Jehovah is a God of action, and his spirit is an active force. This means that each of the qualities of the fruit of the spirit can and should motivate us to act. For example, the disciple James wrote: "Faith without works is dead." And the same can be said of the other qualities that the spirit of God produces. Every time we manifest them, we show that the spirit of God is working in us.
If on occasion we do not treat someone with as much kindness, patience, or love as we should, let us not be discouraged. A sincere apology can repair the damage and be the first step to reestablishing our good relationship with that person. And let's resolve to do better next time.
Every day we have to look for ways to manifest the fruit of God's spirit. This requires an effort on our part, but we will show that the spirit of God is working in us.
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