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Originally Posted by aron
Most of the rest of us have witnessed this. "Get out of your mind, get your spirit in gear" was the song. Don't think, it will only confuse you.
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I understand now where the LC's teaching that thinking is bad originated from. It comes from a twisted interpretation of Matthew 16:23.
Below Evangelical gave the interpretation;
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Originally Posted by Evangelical
It was Peter's own human reasoning "the things of men" that was an adversary to Christ, so Christ called him satan.
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So the interpretation here is that Christ is rebuking Peter's human reasoning rather than Satan himself operating through Peter. This view essentially makes "human reason" satanic thus rendering thought evil.
My question is if human reason is the "adversary to Christ" then what do you use to make your arguments?
Coincidentally Buddhism and other New Age philosophies teach that in order to acheive enlightenment, one needs to "empty the mind". This isn't Christian doctrine.