Many are afraid to think because that would put them in danger of unmasking their own (irrational) excuses for sin. That is why they gave their trust to somebody else (the church or group they belong to, a priest...) or to something else (astrology, radiestesia...) that will think and decide for them.

When they come to the contact with spiritual literature, many like to know immediately the author of it. They feel insecure when they should think, so they cling to "the irrational authorities of the truth". They judge the veracity of the spiritual literature on the basis of who wrote it instead on the basis of what is written in it. It is easier for them to be mislead than to think.

We are all invited to think and reasonably distinguish between good and evil and not to dice with our destiny leaving it in the hands of coincidence.

The Word of God calls us to put the authority of the Bible above all other even the authority of the church. Let us see what the apostle Paul says:

"But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to that which we preached to you, let him be accursed.

As we have said before, so now I say again, If any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to that which you received, let him be accursed." (Galatians 1:8-9)

The only way to find out whether the church authority speaks according to the Gospel or not is not to ask it itself since the authorities of all Christian churches will claim that they preach the true and undistorted teaching of the Gospel. The only thing left for us is to check it ourselves with God.

Let us notice that the apostle Paul does not say: "If false apostles or a demon tells you the gospel different from us, may they be damned", but "if we (the apostles of the true church of God) or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary ... let him be accursed".

Therefore, it is entrusted upon the man himself to check if the apostles who represent the authority of the church or an angel from heaven speaks according to the Biblical Gospel or not.

This praise of noble-mindedness shows that we should interpret spiritual authority by the Bible and not the Bible by spiritual authority.

Can we imagine a bishop who calls the noble-minded the believers who searched through the Bible to find out is that truth what he preached to them? Hardly so! Believers of the majority of the Christian churches are ashamed to think and check in the Bible what they hear from their pulpit. The more the theory in which they believe is senseless, it is considered the greater blasphemy not to consider it correct. As the proof of their total subjection to the earthly authorities, they sacrifice their common sense on the pulpit of human stupidity.

If we blindly accept the truth too, without understanding its contents, nothing will help us. The truth is functional only when we understand it, when it helps us make a difference between good and sinful impulses, when we make difference between Christ's and human justice.

We are not to convince people about the truth but to deduce detailed reasons sensibly. By only convincing people about the truth nothing can be achieved. It is not enough that a man accepts the truth but it is necessary that he understands it in order to be able to submit himself to it. God created man to be able to understand truth - if he wants to understand it. The truth does not need any other authorities in order to prove it. It is a reflection of God's character and it is an argument sufficient by itself.

We must not be haughty and refuse to accept advice from others if they can be understood by themselves, but we must not under any circumstances allow others to think for us and become mediators between us and God.

To many people their conceited "Self" is upset when they hear about a Biblical teaching, church organization or about keeping the Commandments. As if they do not need any advice, as if they are the only people on Earth who have the discovery of truth, they are limited by themselves and by their limited experience. They found their irrational authority of the truth in themselves instead in external authorities, in their "godly inspiration", intuition, in their conscience or their feelings. They are not ready to give reasonable explanation of their beliefs but they produce a completed judgment which they base upon themselves, the experience of their inspiration and the voice of their heart. By saying, "But I feel like this; my inspiration tells me so!" or "I think like this!" they unconsciously reveal that they put themselves, their feelings and their thoughts above the common sense and above the authority of God and His words.

"A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself." (Proverbs 18:2)

The truth does not depend upon what we feel or think about it. Thus it is senseless to quote one's personal impressions as the criteria of truth. Why should others be led to dice with their own destiny accepting blindly our feelings and thoughts as the voice of God?!