biblical view on logic and critical thinking
TRANSCRIPT
“Logic is a large drawer, containing some useful instruments,
and many more that are superfluous. A wise man will look into
it for two purposes, to avail himself of those instruments that
are really useful, and to admire the ingenuity with which those
that are not so, are assorted and arranged.”
~Charles Caleb Colton,
“As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,”
~ Acts 17:2
As was his custom, Paul went into the synagogue, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures,
~ Acts 17:2
“Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks.”
~ Acts 18:4
“Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks. “
~ Acts 18:4
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John 1:1
Biblical Use
Logos
The English word "logic" is derived from the Greek “logos "used in this verse.
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith
the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow; though they
be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
~ Isaiah 1:18
“Come now, and let us reason together, saith
the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow; though they
be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
~ Isaiah1:18
“For God is not a God of confusion but of
peace. As in all the churches of the saints”
~ 1 Corinthians 14:33
Flow vs.
Facets
When we accept the laws of logic, we are not accepting laws external to God to which he must be subject, but we are accepting laws of truth which are derived from God’s holy character ... The Bible as a book written in human language claims to speak the truth. If the word truth is not meaningless, it implies the laws of truth, that is, the laws of logic.
~ James O. Buswell says,
Why? 1) Truth or Moral statement
2) Just keep asking why
Ultimate Truth
Where do ideas and worldviews
come from?
Me (created)
Them (adopted)
God (adopted)
We can react by:
Accepting (default)
Rejecting
Questions
How can we react to worldviews and
ideas?