For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and bringing every THOUGHT captive to the obedience of Christ.
There are basically two kinds of thoughts:
1. Thinking thoughts
2. Feeling thoughts
"Thinking thoughts" appeal to the logic of the mind. This appeals to a man's sense of reasoning and logic. If it doesn't make sense or concur with an individuals current frame of reference, it will not be accepted. It is more difficult to persuade a by logic than by emotions. Rational people are the most difficult to persuade especially by rationalization.
"Feeling thoughts" appeal to the emotions. Thoughts of love, compassion, kindness, hatred, jealousy, envy, lust, bitterness, concern, fear, anxiety, excitement, joy, happiness etc are the most influential kinds of thoughts.
In my opinion God is logical but He knows that man cannot be won primarily on the basis of logic. If man must be converted to God's side he then must be influenced at the level of his emotions. Evil is promoted on an emotional level and so if good must win the heart of men, it also must come on an emotional level.
Arguments are either logical or emotional. Our ability to translate arguments from the realm of logic into the realm of the emotional makes us more effective in the delivery of our arguments.
There is a fierce battle for the control of our minds. "...taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ". We must challenge every logic that is not consistent with the knowledge of God as well as every emotion that is not godly in nature.
You certainly cannot overcome emotions with logic, neither can you overcome logic with emotions. In the eternal battle for our minds, we must understand that for us, our reality lies in the realm of our thoughts and our feelings. He who rules the mind, rules the man.
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