Slides: Logical for the Lord (Dr. Feddes)

By David Feddes

Smug slug

• Don’t be a slug. Think harder.
• Don’t be smug. Think humbler.

Thinking skills

To get at truth, think harder, think humbler—and strengthen skills to:

• See structure of arguments
• Detect biases and fallacies
• Use inductive logic & probability
• Use deductive logic & proofs

Logical for the Lord

• Value Logos logically
• Love God logically
• Grow holier logically
• Witness logically
• Defend faith logically
• Resist lies logically

Value Logos logically

For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. (Proverbs 2:6)

In the beginning was the Logos… the true light that gives light to every man. (John 1:1, 9)

Love God logically

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength. (Mark 12:30)

… the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth. (1 Timothy 3:15)

Grow holier logically

Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17)

Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2)

… put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. (Colossians 3:10)

Witness logically

“He reasoned.... trying to persuade Jews and Greeks… reasoning and persuading… reasoning daily in the school of Tyrannus... “What I am saying is true and reasonable.” (Acts 18:4; 19:8-9; 26:25)

Defend faith logically

Always be prepared to make a defense (apologia) to anyone who asks you for a reason (logos) for the hope that is in you. (1 Peter 3:15)

Resist lies logically

Marveling at his answer they became silent… they no longer dared to ask him any question. (Luke 20:26,40)

They could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen was speaking. (Acts 6:10)

Logical for the Lord

• Value Logos logically
• Love God logically
• Grow holier logically
• Witness logically
• Defend faith logically
• Resist lies logically