Dear Christians: Use Your Brains. Love Paul

I am reading in Rom 6.11 this morning where Paul says "Likewise, reckon ye also yourselves dead unto sin" (KJV). The word that the KJV translates "reckon" means: "To determine by mathematical process as a result of calculation." In other words, Paul wants his readers to think through what he has written so that they can come up with the right conclusion. "If Christ conquered death, and you are Christians, then you are no longer under the power of death, or the dominion of sin." This is not a matter of faith, but of thinking through correct doctrine. Which is why we can summarize Paul's message as "use your brains" or "think!"

As Christians we should never be afraid to use our brains or to encourage others to do so as well. In no place do the Scriptures tell us to check our brains at the door before we come to the Bible. We use our God-given brains to investigate God-glorifying truth.