What is “intellectualism?”

What is “intellectualism?”

What is “intellectualism?”

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Intellectualism

The intellect is a god. It’s a familiar idol. It gives the illusion of power and authority, but it has no legitimate power or authority.

What is “intellectualism?”

Merriam-Webster gives you this definition:
devotion to the exercise of intellect or intellectual pursuits

Bing search engine gives you these two definitions:
the exercise of the intellect at the expense of the emotions.
the theory that knowledge is wholly or mainly derived from pure reason; Rationalism.

Notice the Bing search engine compares intellect to emotions. Both are weak and incapable of rational thought without divine revelation. Both can react to divine revelation. Both can masquerade as the Holy Spirit. Reason can’t be rational unless it’s based on truth, and the human mind has no way to reason to any truth. Human emotion certainly doesn’t reason to any truth. If you are a follower of Christ, have devotion to Christ and exercise your spiritual senses in the spiritual realm.

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Scripture mentions two items of idolatry

Scripture mentions two items of idolatry

Scripture mentions two items of idolatry

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“Seek not after your own heart and your own eyes”

This Scripture mentions two items of idolatry. The first is your heart, meaning your mind. The second is your powers of observation. Your mind has no capacity for sound reasoning without divine revelation for truth. You can’t get outside yourself to be objective. Groupthink confirmation bias is even worse. And if you fish around in your mind, you add to the truth God reveals. Then, you defile the truth. It’s no longer the truth. Here’s another problem. You filter all your observations and experiences through the preconceived ideas in your worldview. It’s not easy to understand just how effectively your worldview adjusts your perceptions of what you observe or experience to match the expectations of your worldview.

Some people talk about being objective, but they’re deceiving themselves. You can’t be objective. You can’t get outside yourself to be objective. If you think your perceptions are pure, you commit the ontic fallacy. You need Jesus Christ and His Light guiding you in every part of your life. Only through the power of the living Christ can you overcome your inability to see reality as it is.

God reveals reality to you through your observations, and He speaks truth into your mind if you look to Him. However, when you worship human intellect, you’re being unfaithful to God. Of all the idols Christians worship, the worship of the intellect may be the hardest to abandon. If you come to God for wisdom, He will give you wisdom.

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The only place you’ll find true satisfaction is as God transforms you.

The only place you’ll find true satisfaction is as God transforms you.

The only place you’ll find true satisfaction is as God transforms you.

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Of all the idols Christians worship, the worship of the intellect may be the hardest to abandon.

God considers His Creation as His wife. He calls you to love Him, trust Him, seek Him, and find Him. God created you to be joined to Him intimately. He desires to lead you in every thought and emotion. He wants to flow through you in love, joy, and peace. He wants to do His works of righteousness through you as you willingly yield to Him. He wants to lead you, fill you with faith, and allow faith to give you access to His grace. He wants His grace to say His words and do His works through you as you yield the members of your bodies to His righteousness.

Jesus said only the words of the Father. Jesus did only the works of the Father. Every thought, word, and action came from His Father in Heaven. That’s how it’s supposed to be for you. That union with God is the only place of fulfillment. As you yield to His righteousness in this way, He transforms you into the image and likeness of Christ. He purifies the Lord Jesus Christ in you. It’s incremental transformation. The only place you’ll find true satisfaction is as God transforms you. God created you to transform you into the image and likeness of Christ.

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Seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to go a whoring ~ Numbers 15:39b

Seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to go a whoring ~ Numbers 15:39b

Seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which you used to go a whoring ~ Numbers 15:39b

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Spiritual Adultery

and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring: ~ Numbers 15:39b

If you put anything in the place of God, you are unfaithful to God. You’re serving an idol. When you follow other gods, God looks at it as unfaithfulness. Idols can be statues or demons, but the human intellect is also a deceptive idol, and many people worship the human intellect.

The passage you just read from Numbers 15:39b is speaking of idolatry, which is spiritual adultery against God. God judges you as unfaithful when you seek after your own heart, mind, and ability to observe. He rightly judges you as an unfaithful wife when you do that.

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Listen to God’s voice in ALL your ways

Listen to God's voice in ALL your ways

Listen to God’s voice in ALL your ways

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The political realm is just one small part of your life. God has also given you the responsibility to earn a living and take care of your families. If you develop skills for your careers, you can do that in two different ways. The ungodly way is to depend on your intellects and human abilities. The godly way is to seek the face of the Lord regarding your career. When you seek God’s will, that doesn’t mean you don’t go to work. It’s not that you trust God to take care of you so you don’t bother working. The Holy Spirit will lead you to develop your skills and to work hard and smart. He’ll show you the best career for the part of the body of Christ God created you to be. He’ll show you how to develop your skills. His wisdom will flow through you as you work.

You yourselves are our letter, inscribed on our hearts, known and read by everyone. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:2

He’ll work through you on your job. He’ll speak through you on your job. You’re not paid to spread the Gospel, but when God speaks through you, you speak His Logos. You speak His Rhema. You speak the living Christ. You can do your job by the Wisdom of God. Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God. If you’re in a meeting, the words you say are alive with the Spirit even as you focus on the job at hand and the business purpose of the meeting. You speak Christ and His Wisdom. That’s the Rhema of God. It causes faith in those who hear it even if you never mention the Gospel. If you’re an electrician, God speaks through the work of your hands. Those who see it and receive it are hearing the Rhema of God. If you’re a carpenter, God works through you. You are a living letter from God to whoever watches you work. Just remain in the flow of the Holy Spirit and His Wisdom. Listen to His voice. Learn to let Him lead. Learn to follow Him.

He’ll do the same in your family. He’ll lead you and give you power for righteousness. He’ll do the same in all your relationships. You listen to His voice in ALL your ways. You live, move, and have your being in His utterance. Then, He teaches you as His student, and sets you free from sin. Sin has held you down. Your fleshly nature has enslaved you. Nevertheless, listening to Christ and yielding to Him will set you free. In the last section of this chapter, God’s Endgame, I’ll thoroughly explain how to experience all these blessings.

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God wants you to acknowledge Him in ALL your ways

God wants you to acknowledge Him in ALL your ways

God wants you to acknowledge Him in ALL your ways

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Is your hope in politics? No! Your hope is in Christ. God wants you to acknowledge Him in ALL your ways. God wants you to listen to His voice in ALL your ways. ALL your ways include your careers, social life, politics, and every other aspect of your life.

This current order will eventually fade and fall. However, you live your life in righteousness while you’re here. You stand against evil. Righteousness means being led by the Holy Spirit and only saying the words Christ says through you and only doing the acts Christ does through you. If you do that, Christ will have an impact on your culture. The battle is spiritual and must be fought in the spiritual realm.

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Should you avoid voting? Should you totally detach yourself from all politics?

Should you avoid voting? Should you totally detach yourself from all politics?

Should you avoid voting? Should you totally detach yourself from all politics?

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Listen, trust, and obey God by the power of the Holy Spirit. That makes sense. You can do that. You’ve done it. You’ve known when Christ showed you something was right and that you must do it. You’ve known when Christ showed you something was wrong and that you must not do it. You’ve sensed that something was wrong in a situation, and you avoided it. You’ve sensed the peace of God when something was in God’s will. You may not have given Christ the credit, but you should have.

You need to depend on the Holy Spirit alone. Depend on the Spirit of Christ.

That does bring up some questions. For instance, should you avoid all technical instructions and rather pray God would give you a vision to show you how to program your electronic devices? God could do that, and He could lead you that way. However, the Holy Spirit is likely to give you wisdom and lead you to read the instructions if that’s what’s needed. You need to be in the Spirit to have the wisdom of Christ flowing through you in either case. Should you avoid researching a topic or a procedure? Not necessarily. The Holy Spirit often leads you to look up the needed information. God will guide you in the process. When you come to a problem, you’re in the Spirit and seeking God’s will. The Holy Spirit can guide you to look at a video that shows how to do something technical. He can also give you confidence so you know what needs to be done. Don’t limit God.

Should you throw out your Bible if you depend on the Holy Spirit alone? No. The Holy Spirit will lead you to read your Bible. The Holy Spirit will interpret the meaning of the Bible for you. The Holy Spirit may guide you to look up the original meaning of a word. The Holy Spirit will warn you about false teachers and lead you to teachers and shepherds who will keep you safe from lies. He may lead you to one church body where you grow until you’re ready to move to another church body. You know God’s ultimate plan for the church is unity, but the body of Christ is in that interim between the promise and the full possession. The main thing is that you seek God’s will and yield to His Spirit. God is practical and active in your life.

What about politics in a republic like the United States? Should you avoid voting? Should you totally detach yourself? In the past, many Christians stepped out of politics. They turned their schools over to ungodly people. They turned their lawmaking responsibilities over to ungodly people. That resulted in ungodly laws that grieve the heart of God. And they thought it wouldn’t be a problem. However, it led to serious problems. Those problems are part of why the world is so crazy now.

Some say the Holy Spirit leads them to detach from the world. Some say the Holy Spirit tells them to avoid voting or even being aware of what’s happening in the world. I’m not going to second-guess that. Just be sure you’re listening to and following the Holy Spirit. Be sure you’re not following your own will or rationalized reasoning. It’s between you and God.

Each one should be fully convinced in his own mind. ~ Romans 14:5b

Be sure the Holy Spirit is leading you and not the culture, a persuasive leader, or the news media. Beware of the ungodly counselors in the media and the culture. Beware of false teachers and false prophets.

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Stop depending on your fallen mind.

Stop depending on your fallen mind.

Stop depending on your fallen mind.

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All your Ways

If you totally depend on Christ, He’s your life. You live, move, and have your being in His utterance as He leads, teaches, and corrects you moment by moment in every situation. You listen to Him and obey Him by His power as He gives you His free gift of righteousness. He speaks His words through you. He does His works through you. You don’t do your own thing anymore. Then, you don’t partially depend on Him and also depend on other sources for decision-making, understanding, wisdom, knowledge, or truth. You depend on Him wholeheartedly. You aren’t double-minded. You depend on Him for everything. You stop looking to ungodly counselors for guidance. You stop depending on your fallen mind. When you hear His voice you yield to His Spirit and allow Him to say His words and do His acts through you. The love of God is shed abroad in your heart by the Holy Ghost. If you continue to do that with a sense of expectation, you’ll know the truth. And the truth will set you free.

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They look for something lukewarm since they don’t want to be hot or cold

They look for something lukewarm since they don’t want to be hot or cold

They look for something lukewarm since they don’t want to be hot or cold

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The Bible goes into some detail on the whole armor of God. It mentions the parts of this armor: truth, righteousness, the readiness of the gospel of peace, faith, salvation, and the word of God. Even so, it may seem hard to take hold of these parts of your armor and use them. They must become the center of your daily life.

Here’s a problem. Some Christians understand deism is a false doctrine. They know it’s wrong to say, “God created everything and then ran off somewhere far away.” They know God is a personal God. They point out that deists say God doesn’t answer prayer or perform miracles.

They know all this. And yet, they don’t glorify God by acknowledging God’s moment-by-moment leading and teaching in every situation. They find a comfortable place somewhere between full dependency on God and full dependency on their own abilities. They look for something lukewarm since they don’t want to be hot or cold. They want to avoid extremes. They just want to be double-minded, but they don’t want to apply the term “double-minded” to themselves. By the way, I’m struggling with the same tendency to lean on my own understanding. Are you?

Double-mindedness won’t work with what’s coming. God has a plan and pattern for avoiding double-mindedness.

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You need to ask the Holy Spirit to protect your mind and keep you on the track of truth.

You need to ask the Holy Spirit to protect your mind and keep you on the track of truth.

You need to ask the Holy Spirit to protect your mind and keep you on the track of truth.

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You can be double-minded in several ways. If you depend on your own rationalizing mind so you try to mix your own thoughts and fleshly desires with God’s revelation, you will be double-minded. If you do that, you become spiritually confused because you are adding to God’s utterances or filtering out some of God’s utterances.

If you expose yourself to the many ungodly influencers, you will be double-minded. You could give yourself to newsrooms, classrooms, novels, movies, fact-checkers, or other methods by which ungodly minds seek to mold you to their ways of thinking. The messages of Rationalism, Secularism, Humanism, Evolutionism, Old-earthism, Scientism, Naturalism, and Materialism infuse every form of media and education in the same way the Holy Spirit infuses the Scripture. Can you hold fire in your laps without burning your clothes? If circumstances force you to listen to these influencers, you must be on your guard. And you must be more intimately close to Christ. You need to ask the Holy Spirit to protect your mind and keep you on the track of truth.

the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. ~ Psalm 1:5

The wicked won’t be able to stand when the judgement comes. You live in a serious hour. You must become single-minded toward Christ. You must give up your allegiance to the worldly systems. You must even give up your loyalty to your own ideas. You must allow the Holy Spirit to continue to lead, teach, and correct every part of your thinking.

Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. ~ Ephesians 6:13

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