Beware of Critical Thinking

Many people who call themselves Christians have fallen for a trap that the devil has laid for them. Being a critical thinker has become a kind of badge of honor that many boast of now, but they have taken the same bait that Satan gave Eve in the garden. The Bible tells us that we are not to believe every spirit, but we are to try the spirits to see if they be of God. The modern concept of critical thinking makes each person the judge of all people and all things with no foundation of truth but their own prejudices, preferences, priorities, and opinions. By the world's own definition critical thinking is self-directed, self-disciplined, self-monitored, and self-corrective thinking. Therefore, it is self-serving, as well. It is to doubt everything and not believe anything. It leads to absolute uncertainty about everything, and leaves people totally lost and without any moorings, or waypoints, or landmarks, or sense of direction at all. To search for truth in order to obey it is right and what God wants from us. But to search for a way to overturn truth is plainly of the devil himself. Be careful with that critical spirit and that doubtful heart. It is not pleasing to God and will take you away from Him, not closer to Him.