“Unusual Logic”

Folks, do you assume you recognize what Christianity is all about? But then are your assumptions based on unusual logic accurate? Logic is math with ideas instead of numbers. It is a way of identifying the relationships between ideas. So, "Is God logical?" To interpret this question. One is to ask whether or not belief in God or the idea of God is logical. The other is to ask if God Himself is a logical being. The answer to both is, “A hard Yes, God is logical,” for similar reasons.

Logic is one of the natural laws God put into place at the creation of the universe. First and foremost, God acts in a logical way: He plans, communicates, discusses, and acts. God even speaks of “reasoning” with human beings (Isaiah 1:18). He distinguishes between truth and untruth, a core aspect of basic logic (John 7:18). God does not always act in ways human beings would desire, but this does not mean His actions are “illogical. “God created mankind with a mind and the ability to reason. Being a creation of God, logic is a good thing which, when used properly, can point us toward God. Unfortunately, it is easy to use logic incorrectly without empathy.

If you indeed cry out for insight, and raise your voice for understanding; if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures-then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God”.  Proverbs 2:3-5

Society will tell you that you should always make logical decisions. All decisions should be based on fact, on reason, on thinking, but not on emotion, they argue. I don’t completely disagree. But sometimes logic is only part of the equation. 

Once during a bible study, the question was asked,” DO ALL RELIGIONS LEAD TO GOD”?

Well now, thinking about the logic of this question, I thought,” Can I go into a phone booth and dial any phone number and get home? No, there’s only one number that’ll get me home. I could be sincere, but I could be sincerely wrong. The truth is, all roads don’t lead to Rome and all religions don’t lead to God”. You see, it all depends on which direction you take. Jesus said this: 

“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). I’m betting my life on the fact that He was right because I ‘Trust’ Jesus and he knows more about it than I do.

 I thought to myself how could I view this only, logically, and see the truth plainly without clouding the issue with religious jargon or rules; without the heart being involved? The truth is, most people are not going to be significantly influenced by just logic to believe something contrary to their convictions. Usually, sentiment trumps logic. And, although neither Jesus nor the apostles were strangers to logic, it was not their primary tool.

Do you look at things with the Heart as well with logic”! What do you mean? The answer to the magnitude of the role of the heart in our decision making is this. Massive. It is a big role in our decisions, whether we want them to or not.  Where are those thoughts coming from? I mean where are those actions coming from? Well, they are coming out of the abundance of the heart. 

So, my assumption from this is not that we hold back our minds at the door when we enter the community of wisdom, like: Oh, logic doesn’t matter here, I have some emotions to deal with. No, that is not where I am going. But that we recognize that every result, the ones that God reveals to us by his word; every decision are an intricate response of heart, hand and the spirit of the mind. And that is okay. Because it seems to be a lot of concern that if emotions are involved that might mess things up. We are to be renewed in both. When Peter says to be "ready to make a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you" (1 Peter 3:15), he didn’t mean to start with pure reasoning, for the existence of God. He meant to be ready with the story of our own relationship with God and the Biblical hope that has as its foundation faith in God.

The logic faculties are not perfect and the heart filled faculties are not perfect. And neither is useless. When the mind has done what it can do in discerning the pros and the cons of a situation that is when the heart comes in. That is what you should do as an example, weighs, the pros and cons of job possibilities and by all means spouse, who you are going to marry and so on, weighing the possibilities with your mind as the psalmist says, however, “Delight yourself in the Lord and the Lord will give you the desires of your heart.” 

But equally convincing is the "firsthand evidence" of the Christian life. We are “the light of the world” (Matthew 5:14); the darkness may not like the light, but it cannot deny its existence. “In your Christian modeling show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us” (Titus 2:7-8). 

So, when you have done all the logic weighing you can; renew your mind deeply that is centered on delighting in God, therefore, those desires that go up, they are not unimportant. They should be paid attention to as they accord with God’s will committing our hearts to God: 

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Truly our God is an awesome God...unchanging, eternal, unlimited in power, in majesty, in knowledge, in wisdom, in love, in mercy, and in holiness. May God help us to honor Him using both logic and the heart with dependence and trust in Him through the next “crisis” or decision we face, for He is a “very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1). 

“Come now, let us reason together,”    says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,    they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,    they shall be like wool. Isaiah 1:18

God Bless You And This Ministry!