Are you a person of faith or a person of reason? Most would prefer to be a person of reason because it sounds more logical. Being logical is viewed as superior to being a person of faith, because it is assumed that logical people have superior intelligence and are more successful in life. People of faith are viewed as weak, needy, and less successful. But is this a valid assessment?

People of reason seek to build their lives based on evidence and proof. They seek explanations for everything based on physical reality. Rational explanations are wonderful; they help us understand reality and respond appropriately. But rational explanations are predicated on the assumed ability of the human brain to process data correctly so that truth can be discovered. How do we know that the human brain can do this? Can it be proven that the human brain can cognitively discover truth?

According to the dictionary, a proof is “an argument that compels the mind to accept an assertion as true” (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/proof). This definition presumes that the human mind can discover truth through its reasoning function. But how do we know that this is indeed true? We don’t know this for certain; hence, people of reason must believe that the human mind is capable of discovering truth. Therefore all rational arguments are ultimately based on faith—faith that the human mind can discover truth. This means that we are all people of faith; the only question is, what is your faith in—your mental faculties or your Creator?

In a created universe, the starting point must be faith in your Creator. After all, your Creator made you and your brain. So first your faith should be in your Creator. Then you assume that your brain was created so that you can deduce truth about the Creator’s universe.

In the first half of the above text, faith in Christ’s resurrection is based on seeing the evidence in the empty tomb. Then the second part of the verse suggests that a higher level of faith is to believe God’s revelation before you see evidence in the physical world that it is true. Therefore faith in God and His revelation should be superior to faith in our ability to draw logical conclusions in the tangible world. The success of any organization is tied to faith in God’s revelation first and then to our ability to logically deduce truth about God’s universe.

Here is your business tip. All people and organizations are faith-based. Faith in Christ is the hallmark of anyone who truly wants to live well and enjoy lasting success in God’s universe. Faith in human reasoning should be submitted to genuine faith in Christ. Since God makes the rules for His universe, organizations that achieve enduring success will be built by people of the Christian faith – people who demonstrate Christianity by their actions. Enduring organizational success is proportional to the degree that the organization’s members grow and mature in their faith in Christ. Therefore, management should make it a priority to lead workers by example to maturity in Christ.