Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. Philippians 4:8 This is the final quality of the eight that Paul suggests for meditation. If you haven’t already, scroll down for previous ones including …
Concluding Thoughts on Critical Thinking For Christians
“Habits are something you can do without thinking, which is why most of us have so many of them.” Frank A. Clark This series of posts turned out to be a little more lengthy than I intended. I tried to be as economical as possible, but there were some things that I just couldn’t omit. …
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Critical Thinking Christians Think Through Scripture
The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. … The decrees of the Lord are firm, and all of them are righteous. Psalm 19 Anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be …
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Critical Thinking Christians Think For Themselves
“People have a tendency to stop thinking when it becomes difficult, but it is at that point that thinking becomes fruitful.” Leo Tolstoy “The skeptic looks at something and says, ‘I wonder.’ The cynic says, ‘I know,’ and then stops thinking.” Dean Nelson Job’s “friends” bombarded him with lazy-thinking platitudes. At one point, he’d had …
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Critical Thinking Christians Aren’t So Quick to Slap Labels on People
Be alert and of sober mind. 1 Peter 5:8 In very general terms I’d say that we Christians tend to be lazy in our thinking. We’re not the only lazy thinkers on the planet, but we might be some of the laziest around. Maybe it’s because we’ve found the Truth and feel no need …
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