Every thought captive

I'm really enjoying Greg Bahnsen's Always Ready.  It's one of those books where you say, "Why haven't I read this sooner?"

He emphasizes the danger of thinking we can be neutral in the life of our intellects. As Christians, every thought must be taken captive to Christ:

To become a Christian one submits to the Lordship of Christ; he renounces autonomy and comes under the authority of God's Son.  The One whom Paul says we receive, according to Colossians 2:6, is Christ Jesus, the Lord.  As Lord over the believer, Christ requires that the Christian love Him with every faculty he possesses (including his mind, Matt.22:37); every thought must be brought captive to the obedience of Christ (2 Cor. 10:5).

Consequently, when Paul directs us to walk in Christ after the same fashion in which we received Him, we can see at least this much:  the Christian walk does not honor the thought patterns of worldly wisdom but submits to the epistemic Lordship of Christ (i.e. His authority in the area of thought and knowledge).

Comments

[rebecca]

I'm glad you're enjoying Always Ready. I loved it, but it's not an easy read (not conversational in style, I guess) so I think it's overlooked as a recommended resource.

[Kim]

I like the fact that the chapters are short, so it's easy to sit down with one and finish it. It is not nearly as conversational as others, but I really like it.