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When we have two thoughts that are mutually exclusive, our thinking is incongruent. It is inconsistent. We are having two thoughts, and those two thoughts cannot both be true. An example would be believing that something is at once and in the same way both true and false. That cannot happen. Generally, the reason we are fooled by these thoughts is because they are not obvious at first, though it seems that we are aware of the problem at some level.
It is incongruent to believe that early humanity was primitive if you are a Christian. It is incongruent to believe that there was death before sin if you are a Christian, since the wages of sin is death and death came into the world by sin. It is inconguent thinking to be a Christian and yet try to fit in with the culture. Whoever loves the culture, the world, is an enemy of God. It is incongruent to have a theology that believes in salvation through the blood of Christ but also salvation depending on some kind of work or penance that you must do. It is incongruent to believe that our righteousness is as filthy rags as the Bible says it is, and also believe that we Christians do works for the purpose of showing God how thankful we are for salvation. Hint: The Book of Romans clearly tells us that works of righteousness are gifts from God that come by grace through faith and are the result of God doing His works through us. It is incongruent to be a Christ-follower and also refuse to believe in a real Adam and Eve. These claims are not based on either science or the Bible. It is incongruent to place the claims of the most vocal scientists above what God says and, at the same time, claim to be a Christ-follower. The assumptions of rationalism and Naturalism are so ingrained in us by the culture that it makes it easy for us to be tricked by naturalistic explanations. It is incongruent thinking to try to interpret the Bible by the power of the fallen human mind as opposed to coming in humility before God and asking for revelation. It is incongruent to believe that God is almighty and all-wise and would have all men to be saved (all true and clearly stated in Scripture) and also believe in some theology that has God losing most people to hell without any restoration at any time. This is especially true given the fact that the Bible says such things as, "As in Adam all die, so in Christ shall all be made alive."
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