8949	Forums / Main Forum / The Crisis Of A Christless Christianity	on: June 11, 2006, 01:05:12 PM
Quote Philosophy is dangerous to the way we think if we are not putting it up in the lens of the word of God. Philosophy in itself is not evil, but the problem is when we are exposed to it we can be deceived very easily. All of us are natural doubters of the absolute supernatural abilities in God in the providence sense. Because of sin we naturally want to worship a god of our own making. Calvin says we are little god makers. We fashion a god from our own experience and knowledge. In this society the amount of time we spend in meditation on the word of God and prayer does not equal the time we are exposed to American philosophy. Basically it is if it works then it is the truth. We naturally do not like to be exposed to absolute truth that challenges our way of thinking. We would rather find out what works and then it will fashion our way of thinking. We also do not like to wait on answers for our problems. Our motto is God has done His part now He is waiting for you to do yours. In other words find out what works and do it in a practical way. In other words dont worry about thinking or examining the whole scope of absolute truth but get a simple explanation so that you can begin implementing it into your daily routine. Get a plan that tells you what to do and then do it. The bible offers an exclusive pattern for finding truth as well as defining what truth is. The bible is the revelation of God and stands apart from any other written book. The defense of the bible is its ability to work where ever it is read and taught. The bible is not an empty waste of time from being exposed to it nor does the activity of its Spirit filled words need to wait on us to do something for it to be active in our lives. It meets every need at every second of our life on this earth. It contains all we need for life and godliness. The bible is a pathway to a relationship with Jesus Christ. If you want Christ to speak directly to you then it must be through the words of scripture. Philosophy offers a system of pragmatism, the bible shows a person who he is, explaining in detail what he needs and what he is given in Christ and then works to renew all of these promises and heavenly glories in that person. It is an active word. There is also a spirit of philosophy. The spirit of philosophy tends to be dry, and it is aerated in a way that gives a person a temporary hope but does not satisfy the deepest longings of the soul. It focuses on behavior with guilt as its over all drive. It almost never grabs a persons spiritual desires but only influences a persons conscience helping a person feel good by relieving a trouble conscience but hardly ever getting to the desires of a persons inmost being. The spirit of philosophy is the driving force for all systems of man. It makes people extremely active in their minds by a superficial set of standards that are well defined and can be kept. That spirit brings about self righteousness. It is a spirit that desires self flagellation, self grandiose, and self discovery. It is a spirit that locks a person into its mold by offering a premise and then describing the solution. In this spirit is this circular way of thinking. This spirit is a heavy weight of self deception because the person hardly ever experiences desire driven theological transformation by direct application of the Holy Spirit on the heart through renewal. The Holy Spirit is spiritual desire driven.