Don't Forget that Christ is the Only Way to Reason Also
We like to say that Christ is the way, the truth, and the life, but often we do not cede our reasoning to him. Paul writes that we have the mind of Christ and often Christians do not use that mind God has made available to them through His Word and His Spirit.<br /> <div> While we have made the decision to follow Jesus, the old self is not going to give up too easily. We confess Jesus Christ as our Savior yet continue to reason as we did before. I am including myself in this critique. We have become absolutely convinced that God has spoken His love into our hearts, giving us access to the mind of Christ and to the guidance of the Holy Spirit. While salvation is a wonderful thing, it is only the beginning. We cannot grow in faith if Jesus is not the Lord of our reasoning.</div> <div> And, to be clear, by the Lord of our reasoning I will give an example; you have a decision to make between what you and your self-interest is telling you but it clashes with what