Well thinking is essential in the Christian life. It's essential to Bible reading and we've spent time looking at how much we need to focus our minds to trace the logic flow of

Paul's thought as we read his letters a dynamic you have shown us

Pastor John using text like Romans 1 versus 15 to 17 and 1st

Christhian 6 verses 18 to 20 as great examples to show how the

Bible assumes that we will read it and for that see the APJ book

page 27 for those examples, informative and inspiring.

But there are pitfalls to being a deep thinker too, and Sarah a thinker wants to avoid those pitfalls.

Here's her email, Pastor John, hello to you, and thank you for taking my question, she writes.

I've learned a lot from Ask Pastor John over the years, and I listen every week.

Thank you, and thank you Tony for all your work on making it and for compiling

the new APJ book.

You're welcome.

It's all very helpful to me.

My question for you is about thinking.

I'm a thinker. It's one reason why I love this

podcast. You are a thinker too. However I've noticed that some thinking is very

dangerous. Paul warns of the dangers of thinking in 1st-Crantians 8 versus 1-4,

and yet he also says that thinking is indispensable in Romans 10 versus 1-4.

Can you explain how knowledge is both indispensable and dangerous and how you manage

this balance in your own thinking? Thank you. I think that's an excellent way to say it.

Knowledge is both indispensable. I think that's an excellent way to say it.

Knowledge is both indispensable and dangerous.

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