I was recently asked what dualism is. I responded that it is a separating of the material world from the spiritual world in some fashion; the material is seen as unimportant or evil or detached from God, while the spiritual world has the opposite qualities.
I just heard this quote while listening to a lecture from Regent College which I thought was very good. "Wherever there is creation, God is there, and so should be our minds". This has to be the case, because Scripture teaches that Christ upholds all things by the word of his power. He remains involved with that which his mind conceived and his providence has continued to guide. This concept blows away dualism and the crazy categorizing of our lives that we practice. How different our concept of Christian living would be if we could recognise the truth in this quote.
As for the "so should be our minds" part, the speaker was addressing the issue of ongoing learning among the clergy. But we should all be constantly expanding our understanding of our world. God save us from mental ruts - they lead to the other ruts we get into. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. As a man lets his mind get dull, so will be his life.
Read something really, really different. Do something different. Go somewhere different. You may see something new of the mind of God.
I just heard this quote while listening to a lecture from Regent College which I thought was very good. "Wherever there is creation, God is there, and so should be our minds". This has to be the case, because Scripture teaches that Christ upholds all things by the word of his power. He remains involved with that which his mind conceived and his providence has continued to guide. This concept blows away dualism and the crazy categorizing of our lives that we practice. How different our concept of Christian living would be if we could recognise the truth in this quote.
As for the "so should be our minds" part, the speaker was addressing the issue of ongoing learning among the clergy. But we should all be constantly expanding our understanding of our world. God save us from mental ruts - they lead to the other ruts we get into. As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. As a man lets his mind get dull, so will be his life.
Read something really, really different. Do something different. Go somewhere different. You may see something new of the mind of God.
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