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How precious is Your lovingkindness, O God! …
For with You is the fountain of life;
In Your light we see light.
(Psalm 36:7a, 9)
We live in a confusing and confused age. There are lies everywhere, and many people believe them. How do we cut through the confusion and gain a right understanding of true and false, right and wrong?
Here is the answer: we need the light of God’s truth shining upon us and providing us with the flashlight we need to see in a dark place. The prophetic Word, the Holy Scriptures, are that “light which shines in a dark place” (2 Pet. 1:19). The Lord is the God of knowledge. He determines what is true, not us.
The purpose of How to Think Biblically is to introduce the Christian student to a biblical view of the mind and the biblical foundation for logic, and to teach them how to evaluate logical fallacies.
Learn to think biblically and critically about the world around you. This book contains an abundance of examples from worldview and apologetic discussions, cultural debates, and political campaigns. It also demonstrates the importance of sound reasoning in personal relationships, as well as in family and church life.
The formation of a sound mind is never isolated from growth in spiritual maturity. How to Think Biblically encourages the cultivation of love for God, growth in humility and spiritual-mindedness, and seeking God in prayer. If these applications are missed, then a sharp mind and the ability to discern fallacies will do us no good.
《How to Think Biblically》如何以圣经来思考
我们生活在一个充满各种观点和声音的时代。面对真假难辨的信息，我们怎样分辨什么是真理、什么是错误，什么是对、什么是错？
本书指出，我们需要让神真理的光照亮我们的思想。圣经如同照在黑暗中的光（彼得后书 1:19），帮助我们正确认识世界。真理的标准来自神，而不是由我们自己决定。
How to Think Biblically 旨在帮助基督徒学生建立合乎圣经的思考方式，认识圣经如何看待人的思想与理性，学习基本的逻辑思维，并训练学生辨认常见的逻辑谬误（Logical Fallacies）。
书中透过大量实际例子，帮助学生学习如何从圣经角度进行批判性思考，内容涉及：
- 世界观与护教学
- 社会文化中的各种观点与争论
- 公共及政治言论中的论证方式
- 人际关系中的沟通与推理
- 家庭及教会生活中的智慧判断
本书同时强调，拥有敏锐的逻辑思维并不是最终目标。正确的思考必须与属灵生命的成熟一起成长。 如果一个人很会辩论、很会发现别人的逻辑错误，却缺乏爱神的心、谦卑和属灵智慧，那么这些知识仍然不能真正使生命成熟。
因此，本书不仅训练孩子“怎样正确地思考”，也鼓励他们学习爱神、谦卑、以属灵的眼光看事情，并在祷告中寻求神，使真理不只是停留在头脑中，也能够塑造生命。