Over the last fifty years many evangelical Christians have addressed concerns about the lost of the Christian mind. Those concerns need to be heard in 2006 as well. This past week I had the joy of reading James Emery White's lastest book A Mind for God.
In the present day there are so many things that distract our attention away from the things that are crucial and important. "Never before have the 'habits of the mind' mattered more." We are faced with the great challenge to develop our minds rather than simply allowing ourselves to be entertained.
Humans were created in the image of God. And part of being created in the image of God is the fact that we have the capability to think and reason. Thus, to be fully human is to think. James Emery White fears that Christians are failing in their responsibility to take every thought captive for Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). I fear that White among others are correct that Christians are failing in their responsibility to take every thought captive for Christ.
"And even if we do not lose our own minds, we will certainly lose the minds of others. This is the double-edged threat of our day," White writes. "Apart from a Christian mind we will either be taken captive by the myriad of worldviews contending for our attention, or we will fail to make the Christian voice heard and considered above the din. Either way, we either begin to think or lose the fight" (16).
Within its pages, White challenges Christian to become active in pursuing the development of the Christian mind, thus developing a mind for God. White closes his work by providing three reading lists to aid the believer in the development of the Christian mind and list of resources available for additional learning.
I would like to join White in challenging believers to begin to develop their minds for battle.
For more information about James Emery White, please check out his website at: www.serioustimes.com
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