The meme above is from a beautiful second cousin of mine in Oklahoma… Robyn Baldwin Langston
From thoughts in my own journal 12/13/03:
…..I was in prayer for a weekend retreat and as a part of my prayer time, I re-read the story of the walk to Emmaus. When I got to the end I read “He opened their minds to understanding the scriptures” (Luke 24:45) and suddenly I thought an open mind is not a bad thing if it is opened by Christ for a specific purpose- to understand the Scriptures.
“An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about the ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or of Practical Reason is idiocy. If a man’s mind is open on these things, let his mouth at least be shut.” CS Lewis, The Abolition of Msn
One who denies the authority of Scripture and does not welcome the Holy Spirit’s illumination of truth and revelation of God in Jesus Christ in the Word has closed and locked the gates of knowledge, understanding, and wisdom.