Matthew 9:4 "Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?"
Matthew 12:34 .."for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh."
bible is only metaphoric and figurative and should not be taken literally in any way.
2006-09-18 04:58:33 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
... Barring the enormously stupid quotes from the Bible, clearly the brain is used for thought.
2006-09-18 05:00:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Since all thought originates in the brain, whether it is emotional or logical, I would say the brain. The heart as an organ is just a hydraulic pump.
2006-09-18 12:02:24 · answer #2 · answered by piercesk1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of us think with our brains, while others of us barely seem to think at all. It isn't too surprising the authors of the bible did not know that the brain was the organ humans use for thought. They were ignorant goat herders and medical knowledge was unavailable. Modern Christians have no such excuse.
2006-09-18 12:02:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some parts are metaphoric and figurative. That's why you need the wisdom of God in order to understand. You cannot use your own wisdom. In that 4th verse, the Scribes were thinking to themselves that He was a blasphemer, but He (Christ) knowing their thoughts asked about their unbelief.
In the latter verse, He is saying that men's words reveal their thoughts and character. He was asking them, how can they, who are evil, produce any good fruit. When you speak, it reveals what/who you are and what's in your heart.
2006-09-18 12:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by Gail R 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both.
Yes the brain is for thought but, anyone who has ever felt their chest ache from a loss of love knows they have used their heart for something other than pumping blood.
2006-09-18 12:01:11 · answer #5 · answered by MoMattTexas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must be taken literal in many ways. That's why we were given brains to know the difference in literal and figurative
2006-09-18 12:01:52 · answer #6 · answered by Prophecy+History=TRUTH 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "heart" above refers to the emotional/limbic centers of the brain, as opposed to the logical analytical centers of the brain.
Hence, the "heart" vs. "mind" distinction. 'Brain' refers to hardware.
2006-09-18 12:02:51 · answer #7 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is best when the brain and heart are connected....but the heart represents the human spirit, which should be lead by the holy spirit.
2006-09-18 12:01:47 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
heart is emotion, thats why people say they think with heart, I use both emotion and brain Mind Body Spirit
2006-09-18 12:07:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FORGET ABOUT MATTHEW .....
Most people only engage 10% of Brain
If you THINK with your Heart , you will be
FORCED to engage MORE of BRAIN ....
Confucious Jr.
2006-09-18 12:05:12 · answer #10 · answered by Moonlite gambler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your heart is a pump. You think with your brain.
2006-09-18 12:00:38 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋