Philosophical speculations abounded in his time, just as in our time. Thus he described the Christian s mental responsibility in terms of warfare. And that battle has been won innumerable times, even in the minds of brilliant people. The Bible contains many such insights into the nature of a Christian mind. We will consider two of these.
Reason is a term that is descriptive of the Christian mind.
This does not mean that a Christian is to be a rationalist, but rather he is to use reason based on the reason of God found in Scripture. For example, on one of several occasions Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus to test Him by asking for a sign from heaven. Jesus responded by referring to their ability to discern signs of certain kinds of weather. Obviously He was noting how people use reason to arrive at conclusions, but the Christian mind would conclude the things of God. The book of Acts indicates that the apostle Paul used reason consistently to persuade his hearers of the truth of his message.