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1 | God and Critical thinking | Josh 1:8 | MzLissaS | 219978 | ||
Hello, I've been a Christian for about 10 years. Recently, I took a class in school about goal setting, affirmations, and self-talk. I found the information truly life-changing. I have changed as a person and gotten over a lot of problems I had from the past (it was a long class). I practiced "critically thinking" about situations in my life, to come to logical conclusions. That being said, I learned a lot and like the place that I am in now, as a result of this class. The unfortunate problem that I am having stems from the fact, that, I can find no place for God in this way of thinking, so I am happy for my success, but wary of continuing on this path. Also, unfortunate, is that I was not able to get through these problems I had, through studying and communing with God. This leaves me in a weird place, because I know God exist, but I am a little perturbed that I couldn't overcome my issues through Christ, but a self-help approach, seemingly, did. The over all question I am asking is, is there a place for God in critical thinking and affirmations? I have been doing some research online and didn't find anything useful. I also wanted to see if Hank Hanegraff had anything to say about this subject, still no luck. Does anyone have any information about this subject that I should read? Also, does St. Augustine have anything to say on this subject? I appreciate any feedback. Thanks for reading. MzS | ||||||
2 | God and Critical thinking | Josh 1:8 | BradK | 219979 | ||
Hello MzLissaS, You asked a great question- and one I myself have struggled and weighed upon in my walk. Time is brief, so here's what I can offer: 1. Critical Thinking. I belive we are called to do so and much is lacking in our culture in this regard! I think Joshua 1:8 would summarize- "This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success." (NASB) We are exhorted throughout scripture to think and meditate. The Christian faith is also reasonable. 2. We can and should affirm what scripture says. Praying scripture back to the Lord is the most Biblical method of prayer I know. Ken Boa has an excellent book titled, "Praying Scripture". 3. With regard to self-talk and goal setting, I've read just about every self-help, positive thinking book available. While I have no problem with some of them, they all need to be weighed in and against the Word of God! This calls for Biblical Discernment- Phil. 1:9-10! Many of the books and/or principles are founded in humanism and need to be discerned (1 Thess. 5:21; Phil. 4:8) I would highly recommend, "Your Mind Matters", by John Stott. This is an excellent book dealing with the core issues of the mind and how it relates to our walk of faith as believers:-) Though brief, I hope this helps, BradK |
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3 | God and Critical thinking | Josh 1:8 | MzLissaS | 219993 | ||
Brad K, thanks a lot for answering. I will definitely pick up the book, because I am really serious about looking into this subject more. MzS | ||||||