A Merely Symbolic Religion Does Not Threaten

The Most Fundamental Decision We All Face Over The Course Of Our Lives Is What We Will Recognize As The Ultimate Reality, The Uncaused Source And Cause Of Our Existence. Everything Else In Our Worldview Depends On That Initial Decision. The Bible Speaks Of This Foundational Choice In Terms Of Who Or What We Worship. We Must All Answer The Challenge Joshua Issued To The Israelites As They Were Poised To Enter The Promised Land: "choose This Day Whom You Will Serve" (josh. 24:15).

To Use Biblical Language, Those Who Exchange The Glory Of God For Something In Creation Will Also Exchange The Image Of God For Something In Creation - And Because It Is Something Less Than God, It Always Leads To A Lower View Of Humanity.

The First Step In Conforming Our Intellect To God's Truth Is To Die To Our Vanity, Pride, And Craving For Respect From Colleagues And The Public. We Must Let Go Of The Worldly Motivations That Drive Us, Praying To Be Motivated Solely By A Genuine Desire To Submit Our Minds To God's Word - And Then To Use That Knowledge In Service To Others.

For Many Women Today, On A Personal Level, The Problem Is Not Male Dominance So Much As Male Desertion.

An Idol Is Anything Put In The Place Of God As The Ultimate Reality - The Eternal, Self-existent, Uncaused Cause Of Everything Else.