Are Divine Revelation and Human Reason Mutually Exclusive?
Think on These Things Someone has suggested that the mind is the taproot of the soul. That being so, one needs to carefully and effectively feed his or her soul by sinking one’s taproot deep into God’s mind in Scripture. One may ask, “What food will feed my soul?” Paul’s menu for the mind includes thought entrées that are (1) “true,” (2) “honourable,” (3) “just,” (4) “pure,” (5) “lovely,” (6) “commendable,” (7) “excellent” and (8) “worthy of praise” (Phil. 4:8). In meditating on God’s Word and thinking on these things, Christians will avoid setting their minds on earthly things (Phil. 3:19) and being double-minded (James 1:6–8). The Balanced Mind Are divine revelation and human reason like oil and water—do they never mix? Christians have sometimes reached two erroneous extremes in dealing with divine revelation versus human reason. On one end of the spectrum is anti-intellectualism, which basically concludes that if a subject matter is not discussed in the Bible, then it is not worthy