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While on Earth, Jesus demonstrated incredible proclivity for rationality in His sharp, potent, penetrating use of logic and sound argumentation. His first recorded responsible activity consisted of a logical dialogue between Himself (at the age of twelve) and the Jewish theologians. “All who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers” (Luke 2:47, emp. added). The next recorded instance of Jesus’ public cognitive activity was on the occasion of His baptism. He reasoned with John in order to convince John to immerse Him (Matthew 3:13-15), advancing a logical reason to justify the action.<ref>[http://apologeticspress.org/apPubPage.aspx?pub=1&issue=977 Is Christianity Logical? - Part I] by Dave Miller, Ph.D.</ref>}}
While on Earth, Jesus demonstrated incredible proclivity for rationality in His sharp, potent, penetrating use of logic and sound argumentation. His first recorded responsible activity consisted of a logical dialogue between Himself (at the age of twelve) and the Jewish theologians. “All who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers” (Luke 2:47, emp. added). The next recorded instance of Jesus’ public cognitive activity was on the occasion of His baptism. He reasoned with John in order to convince John to immerse Him (Matthew 3:13-15), advancing a logical reason to justify the action.<ref>[http://apologeticspress.org/apPubPage.aspx?pub=1&issue=977 Is Christianity Logical? - Part I] by Dave Miller, Ph.D.</ref>}}
Dr. Lisle of the Biblical Science Institute states:
Dr. Jason Lisle of the Biblical Science Institute states:
{{Cquote|Logic is the principles of correct reasoning. To be logical is to reason rightly. And God always reasons rightly because His mind determines truth. Therefore, to be logical is to think in a way that is consistent with the nature of God. Biblically, we are supposed to emulate God’s character (Ephesians 5:1). Therefore, we should be logical. We should turn away from thinking that is contrary to God’s thinking, and align our thoughts with God’s (Isaiah 55:7-8, Romans 12:2).
{{Cquote|Logic is the principles of correct reasoning. To be logical is to reason rightly. And God always reasons rightly because His mind determines truth. Therefore, to be logical is to think in a way that is consistent with the nature of God. Biblically, we are supposed to emulate God’s character (Ephesians 5:1). Therefore, we should be logical. We should turn away from thinking that is contrary to God’s thinking, and align our thoughts with God’s (Isaiah 55:7-8, Romans 12:2).
The Christian Worldview accounts for the existence of the transcendent Laws of Logic. If God exists, He is the absolute, objective, transcendent standard of truth. The Laws of Logic are simply a reflection of the nature of God. God did not create these laws. They are a reflection of His rational thinking, and for this reason, they are as eternal as God Himself. You and I, as humans, have the ability to discover these laws because we have been created in the image of God, but we don’t create or invent the laws. As an atheist, however, I rejected this conclusion and offered a number of alternative explanations related to the Laws of Logic. Is God Real? The Laws of Logic (much like the [https://coldcasechristianity.com/2014/is-god-real-the-case-from-cosmology/ appearance of our universe from nothing]) provide us with evidence establishing the most reasonable inference: God exists and has created a universe in which we can find and know Him.<ref>[https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-god-real-evidence-from-the-laws-of-logic/ Is God Real? Evidence from the Laws of Logic] by J. Warner Waller</ref>}}
The Christian Worldview accounts for the existence of the transcendent Laws of Logic. If God exists, He is the absolute, objective, transcendent standard of truth. The Laws of Logic are simply a reflection of the nature of God. God did not create these laws. They are a reflection of His rational thinking, and for this reason, they are as eternal as God Himself. You and I, as humans, have the ability to discover these laws because we have been created in the image of God, but we don’t create or invent the laws. As an atheist, however, I rejected this conclusion and offered a number of alternative explanations related to the Laws of Logic. Is God Real? The Laws of Logic (much like the [https://coldcasechristianity.com/2014/is-god-real-the-case-from-cosmology/ appearance of our universe from nothing]) provide us with evidence establishing the most reasonable inference: God exists and has created a universe in which we can find and know Him.<ref>[https://coldcasechristianity.com/writings/is-god-real-evidence-from-the-laws-of-logic/ Is God Real? Evidence from the Laws of Logic] by J. Warner Waller</ref>}}
Dr. Lisle also wrote:
{{Cquote|If indeed the biblical God exists, and if indeed He has the characteristics attributed to Him by the Bible (all-knowing, all-powerful, beyond time, etc.) then the critic has no basis whatsoever for denying that the miraculous is possible. Clearly, an all-powerful God can make a donkey talk, can create the universe in six days, can bring two of every animal to Noah, etc. These are simply not problems in the biblical worldview. When the critic dismisses the miraculous solely on the basis that it is miraculous, he is simply begging the question.
However, sometimes the critic asserts that the Bible has actually violated a law of logic; he claims that two passages in the Scriptures are contradictory. This is a more serious challenge, because two contradictory statements cannot both be true—even in principle. If the Bible actually endorsed two contradictory statements, then necessarily one of them would have to be false, and the Bible could not be totally inerrant. In reality, most alleged contradictions turn out to be nothing of the kind. They simply reveal that the critic does not truly understand what a contradiction is. A contradiction is “A and not A at the same time and in the same relationship” where A is any proposition. To contradict is to both affirm and deny the same proposition. And this is not the nature of most alleged biblical contradictions.<ref>[https://answersingenesis.org/logic/is-the-christian-worldview-logical/ Is the Christian Worldview Logical?] by Dr. Jason Lisle</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==