THE DANGEROUS MIND

THE DEFILED MIND

 

The defiled mind is caused by the spirit of perversion. (Isaiah 19:14). This mind-set is described in Titus 1:15-16, which says:

 

“Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled. They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and unto every good work reprobate.”

PERVASIVE CORRUPTION

 

The word defiled describes the worst form of contamination. You will notice that the mind and conscience are associated with this mindset. It is a mind filled with polluted and moral defilement. There is a constant haunting presence of immoral, unclean thoughts in the defiled mind. It is a mind that will devise wicked imaginations (Proverbs 6:18).

 

Nothing outside can corrupt one who is internally pure, but someone who is internally impure corrupts all he touches.

 

THE BETRAYAL OF CHRIST BY JUDAS

 

The most compelling example of the defiled mind is Judas. His crime of betrayal was horrible and diabolical. It stands out as the darkest deed in human history. I have never met a man named after him. It is as if his name has been stricken from repetition. The word betray literally means to deliver up. This is what Judas did – he delivered up Jesus. He lived with Christ for three years. He saw His miracles and heard His sermons. He was the treasurer for the Twelve; however, Matthew 26:47-56 records Judas’ betrayal by a symbol of affection – a kiss. Even when Christ met Judas face to face, He greeted him as a friend.

 

NO END TO THE PATH OF SIN

 

The journey of the defiled mind always gains momentum. The defiled mind never knows where the path of sin will end. It only needs the opportunity to lead one into the depths.

 

HAM AND THE DEFILED MIND

 

Ham also stands out as an example of the defiled mind. He was the youngest son of Noah, the father of Canaan, and the founder of many people (Genesis 5, 6, 9 and 22). After the flood, we are told that Noah planted a vineyard and began drinking his own manufactured wine. When he was drunk, red-eyed, yellow-breathed, naked, and sprawled out on the floor of his tent, Ham looked upon his nakedness.

 

A BREACH OF ETHICS

 

To the ancients, however, even seeing one’s father naked was a breach of family ethics. The sanctity of the family was destroyed and the strength of the father was made a mockery. Ham apparently stumbled onto his father’s condition accidentally, but went out and exultingly told his two brothers, as if he had triumphed over his father. His brothers would not look upon their father but covered him with their coats.

 

A GENERATIONAL CURSE

 

The defiled mind becomes a generational curse. What was a trivial incident to Ham turned out to be a major event. Noah’s curse (Genesis 9:24-29) showed that the natures of his three sons would be perpetuated in their descendants.

 

In all but one verse in Leviticus 18:6-19, Moses used the causative form of the verb galah (gaw-law) to refer to the Canaanites’ (Ham’s descendants) uncovering another’s nakedness. This euphemism reports the actual licentious and repulsively immoral behaviour of the descendants of Ham (Leviticus 18:3). Ham’s mindset toward immorality bore fruit in the immoral acts of his descendants, the Canaanites.

 

Of all the nine mindsets discussed, the defiled mind carries the strongest generational inclination.

 

POTENTIAL ADDICTIONS

 

The defiled mind has a propensity for the most destructive addictions: toxic people, sex, and pornography.

 

DR KRIGE AND HOUSE REGENERATION

 

This adapted content was extracted from A Biblical Approach to Psychotherapy authored by Dr Ado Krige, the Founding Director of House Regeneration, a South African drug rehabilitation centre offering a comprehensive discipleship training program. By applying principles of Biblical Therapy, using the Scriptures to teach, rebuke, correct, and train in righteousness, House Regeneration counsellors show anyone who has suffered from addiction how to fully understand why they do what they do and how to bring their belief systems in line with the Word of God.