I have always loved how one book leads on to another book. Last night I was rereading one of my all time favorite books, Mind Renewal in a Mindless Age, and really noticed, perhaps for the first time, his mention of "a helpful little book by John Stott, the Rector Emeritus of All Souls Church in London. It is titled Your Mind Matters."
"Stott argues that 'anti-intellectualism... is... part of the fashion of the world and therefore a form of worldliness. To denigrate the mind is to undermine the foundational Christian doctrines.' He asks pointedly, 'Has God created us rational beings, and shall we deny our humanity which he has given us? Has God spoken to us and shall we not listen to his words? Has God renewed our mind through Christ, and shall we not think with it? Is God going to judge us by his Word, and shall we not be wise and build our house upon this rock?'"
I like that: "Has God renewed our mind through Christ, and shall we not think with it?"
I ordered that "helpful little book" first thing this morning!
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I read the "helpful little book". It is well worthwhile. The world needs thinkers, and the thinkers need a good worldview to think upon.
I read and reread that book too. It's given me more ammo to defend Christianity against humanists. One of the points that I liked the most was that--as opposed to the humanist belief that Christians are good out of fear--Christians are good (i.e. living sacrifices) because of God's mercy. It brought about a newfound motivation in me: I do what God wills for me and I obey his commandments not because I'm afraid of him but because he has had mercy upon me, knowing full well that my disobedience toward him deserves eternal punishment, yet by his grace and mercy through his son, he saved me and the world from that.
So when people ask me why I do the things I do, I can resolutely answer, "Because God has had mercy upon me."
I also need to read those books Boice had made reference too. Books leading to books. What a truly lovely thing.
Kris
Yes, because of His mercy - "we love Him because He first loved us."
I've laid out a new stack of books to hand over to you at Bible Study tonight, Kris. :-)
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