{"id":1542,"date":"2008-09-18T15:48:44","date_gmt":"2008-09-18T22:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2009-07-04T12:40:36","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T19:40:36","slug":"the-sandy-soil-of-reason-and-logic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourthoughts.ca\/2008\/09\/18\/the-sandy-soil-of-reason-and-logic\/","title":{"rendered":"The sandy soil of reason and logic"},"content":{"rendered":"

From the July 2008 issue of the Ensign, I found something interesting (emphasis mine):<\/p>\n

We come to know the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ not simply by the exercise of intellect or the process of logic but by acting on what we learn. Through faith and obedience, the validity of gospel doctrine can be etched upon our hearts.<\/p>\n

If our faith is rooted in the sandy soil of reason and logic<\/strong>, it will be swept away by a rising tide driven by the escalating winds of opposition. A faith founded in Jesus Christ and on the rock of revelation will endure through the fiercest storms of life (see Helaman 5:12).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, forgive me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the definition of reason and logic that it does not shift like sandy soil? Perhaps he meant, false reason and false logic—but that’s not what he said. What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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