Rationalism’s Worldview of Authority:

The authority of rationalism is usually the human mind and the imagination of each person.  Often this takes the form of reverence to the Bible as it is interpreted by the human mind, which gives the human mind the final say as to what is being said.  Rationalism, in a similar way, recognizes the creation as it is revealed or interpreted by the human mind.  And rationalism recognizes the writings and teachings of respected people as revealed or interpreted by the human mind.

Rationalism can counterfeit the work of the Holy Spirit and may claim revelation status for the newly-built theological system.  While God can give visions and dreams, many claim they have a revelation, when they really only have something they have dreamt up, visions out of their own minds.  Rationalism has crept into the church and rationalized doctrines are placed side-by-side with the revealed Word as equal to it.