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In the context of biblical themes, the concept of "fixes" can be understood as the act of setting or establishing something firmly and resolutely. This idea is often associated with the steadfastness of faith, the immutability of God's promises, and the believer's commitment to spiritual truths.

Fixing the Heart and Mind on God

The Bible frequently emphasizes the importance of fixing one's heart and mind on God. In Psalm 57:7 , David declares, "My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music." This verse highlights the resolve to remain firm in faith and devotion, regardless of circumstances. Similarly, Colossians 3:2 instructs believers to "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things," urging a focus on eternal truths rather than temporal distractions.

God's Fixed Promises

The Scriptures affirm the unchanging nature of God's promises. In Numbers 23:19 , it is written, "God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and not act? Does He promise and not fulfill?" This passage underscores the reliability and fixed nature of God's word, providing assurance to believers that what He has promised will come to pass.

Fixed Boundaries and Order

The Bible also speaks of fixed boundaries and order established by God in creation. In Job 38:10-11 , God describes setting limits for the sea: "when I fixed its boundaries and set in place its bars and doors, and I declared: ‘You may come this far, but no farther; here your proud waves must stop.’" This imagery conveys the idea of divine control and the established order within creation, reflecting God's sovereignty.

Fixing One's Eyes on Jesus

The New Testament encourages believers to fix their eyes on Jesus as the author and perfecter of faith. Hebrews 12:2 states, "Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God." This exhortation calls for a focused and unwavering gaze upon Christ, serving as the ultimate example of faith and endurance.

Fixed Times and Seasons

Ecclesiastes 3:1 reminds us, "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven." This verse speaks to the fixed times and seasons ordained by God, emphasizing His control over the flow of history and the events of life. It encourages believers to trust in God's timing and purpose, recognizing that He orchestrates all things according to His divine plan.

Conclusion

The concept of "fixes" in the Bible encompasses the steadfastness of faith, the immutability of God's promises, and the believer's commitment to spiritual truths. Through fixing one's heart and mind on God, recognizing His fixed promises, and understanding the established order of creation, believers are called to live with a resolute focus on the eternal and the divine.
Greek
3724. horizo -- to mark off by boundaries, to determine
... the same as horion Definition to mark off by boundaries, to determine NASB Word
Usage appointed (2), declared (1), determined (3), fixes (1), predetermined (1 ...
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4741. sterizo -- to make fast, establish
... 4741 (from , "a support that fixes, plants down"; akin to 2476 , "to stand," having
a duplication of the primitive Gk root, "to make stand") -- properly, set ...
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578. apoblepo -- to look away from all else at an object
... ["In secular Greek, 578 () expresses the activity of the astronomer who observes
the heavenly motions, or that of a painter who fixes his gaze on a model ...
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Library

Faustus Denies that Manich??ans Believe in Two Gods. Hyle no God. ...
... gods. Hyle no god. Augustin discusses at large the doctrine of God and Hyle,
and fixes the charge of dualism upon the Manich??ans. 1 ...
/.../faustus denies that manichaeans believe.htm

The Preface. Second Advertisement.
... When the Soul already knows the truth (either by a habit acquired through reasoning,
or because the Lord hath given it particular light) and fixes the eyes of ...
/.../the preface second advertisement.htm

Historical Introduction.
... With this Mr. Ffoulkes agrees, and fixes the date, [134] with Pagi, at 358, and
is bold enough to add, "and this was unquestionably the year of the Council ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/historical introduction 2.htm

Purposes of God.
... to speak of God's decreeing the free actions of moral agents, in the sense of fixing,
settling, determining fore-ordaining them as he fixes, settles, renders ...
/.../finney/systematic theology/lecture xlvi purposes of god.htm

And the Fame of Antony came Even unto Kings. ...
... 91. [1133] Cf. below, what the Arians are now doing.' This incidental notice
of time fixes the date of the present passage. Weingarten ...
/.../athanasius/select works and letters or athanasius/life of antony section 81.htm

Whether the Pain of Christ's Passion was Greater than all Other ...
... Aristotle (Ethic. ii) holds that moral virtue fixes the mean in the passions.
But Christ had most perfect strength of soul. Therefore ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether the pain of christs.htm

Sorrow Turned into Joy
... 'Ye shall see Me' fixes attention upon us and our perception of Him. 'I will see
you' fixes attention rather upon Him and His beholding of us. ...
/.../sorrow turned into joy.htm

Prayer and Desire
... inner nature, for some great good. Desire exalts the object of its longing,
and fixes the mind on it. It has choice, and fixedness ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/the necessity of prayer/iv prayer and desire.htm

Jesus Baptized by John in the Jordan.
... b 9 And { ^a 13 Then} ^b it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came { ^a cometh}
^b from Nazareth of Galilee, ^a to the Jordan [Tradition fixes upon a ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/xviii jesus baptized by john.htm

Earnest Expostulation
... The apostle fixes his eyes upon a single person, and speaks to him as "Thee" and
"Thou." "Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/earnest expostulation.htm

Thesaurus
Fixes (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Fixes (3 Occurrences). John 6:40 For this is
my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the ...
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Leviticus (1 Occurrence)
... It fixes the writing of that catalogue to one time and period only, viz., that when
the children of Israel were familiar with the fauna and the flora of the ...
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Gomorrah (25 Occurrences)
... De Saulcy, however, with others who place the Cities of the Plain at the North end
of the Dead Sea, fixes upon Khumran (or Gumran), marked on the Survey Map of ...
/g/gomorrah.htm - 17k

Gaze (46 Occurrences)
... John 6:40 For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the
Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will ...
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Gath (44 Occurrences)
... site, but the Crusaders thought it was at Jamnia (Yebna), where they erected the
castle of Ibelin, but the consensus of opinion in modern times fixes upon Tell ...
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Fixedly (4 Occurrences)

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Fixeth (5 Occurrences)

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Mesaloth
... Arbela" (1 Maccabees 9:2). If Arbela be identical with Irbil or Irbid on the southern
lip of Wady el-Chamam, West of the Sea of Galilee, this fixes the locality ...
/m/mesaloth.htm - 6k

Boundary (83 Occurrences)
... (n.) That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a bound, as of a
territory; a bounding or separating line; a real or imaginary limit. ...
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Chronology
... The Septuagint fixes on seventy years as the age of Terah at the birth of Abraham,
from Genesis 11:26; but a comparison of Genesis 11:32 and Acts 7:4 with ...
/c/chronology.htm - 74k

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Fixes (3 Occurrences)

John 6:40
For this is my Father's will, that every one who fixes his gaze on the Son of God and believes in Him should have the Life of the Ages, and I will raise him to life on the last day."
(WEY)

Hebrews 4:7
he again defines a certain day, today, saying through David so long a time afterward (just as has been said), "Today if you will hear his voice, don't harden your hearts."
(See NAS)

James 1:25
But he that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his doing.
(DBY)

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