Thinking that Is Balanced part 1

 

Thinking that Is Balanced part 1

One of the most important aspects of a Christian’s thinking  is balance.  A Christian’s thinking must also be reasonable.  God desires that the thinking those who love and serve Him must be developed by reason and faith in Him. Isaiah 1:18 states, “Come now, and let us reason [yakach 3198] together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”  The Hebrew word yakach is a root word that means to be right i.e., to be correct.  Therefore, if a Christian musician’s thinking is going to please God, it must be correct reasonable thinking.  Romans 12:1 attests to the fact that a Christian’s life of service to God must be a life or reasonable or rational worship.  This verse clearly identifies God’s will when it states, “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable [logikos 3050] service [latreia 2999].”  Te word logikos is derived from logos (3056) which means “the word.”  It seems just that Paul, under inspiration, was referring to God’s Word.  The Christian is here reminded that “reasonable service” must be logically based on the rational truth found in God’s Word.