Whatever is true, honorable, just, pure — think about these things.
Paul's filter for what gets to live in your mind. You are what you dwell on.
The episode in a glance.
- 01Paul lists eight categories — true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, excellent, praiseworthy.
- 02'Think about' (logizomai) is more than passing thought — it's dwelling, calculating.
- 03What you feed your mind shapes who you become.
- 04This isn't denial of bad things; it's curation of what you live in.
Read along.
Philippians 4:8 is Paul's filter for the mind: 'Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.'
Eight categories. He stacks them up like a checklist. Anything that fits — let your mind go there. Anything that doesn't — stop feeding it.
'Think about' is the Greek word logizomai. It doesn't mean a passing thought. It means to dwell on, to consider, to keep calculating. It's where your mind makes its home.
Paul isn't telling you to pretend bad things aren't real. He's telling you not to live in them. Acknowledge them, deal with them, then come back to what's true and honorable.
Your mind is a garden. What you water grows. This verse is about choosing what gets watered.