The Data Evaluation Principle stems from Matthew 15:15-20, James 1:13-16, and Romans 12:1-2 (along with a number of other New Testament passages). It explains the mental thought process that moves new information into the belief system of the heart that produces actions. Understanding this process allows the believer to slow down their thinking in order to recognize what they are responding to and depending upon. That understanding allows the believer to modify his dependency from human viewpoint developed from the sin nature's perspective and leading to God's divine viewpoint developed from the Spirit's instruction and teaching ministry.