tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805190.post3596959119379308408..comments2024-03-01T07:35:49.740-08:00Comments on Come Reason's Apologetics Notes: Starting God Conversations: State it Back to ThemLenny Espositohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04064209669748618955noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805190.post-89970217116459822392016-12-31T09:14:53.785-08:002016-12-31T09:14:53.785-08:00I do not believe in "blind faith" becaus...I do not believe in "blind faith" because every single person believes in something. The only time it's "blind" is when the person does not understand why they believe what they believe, such as someone who grew up with parents who taught them an ideology and they just went along, never questioning it themselves. <br /><br />If we are Christians, we have faith in Jesus Christ to save us from death and to play a role in our lives to conform our thinking and behaviors to be more like His. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16639428069563190911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805190.post-61064908291892496932016-12-26T10:33:37.400-08:002016-12-26T10:33:37.400-08:00Here is the thing... Jesus still showed Himself to...Here is the thing... Jesus still showed Himself to Thomas before "scolding" him. Moreover, the 12 in particular had repeatedly been witnesses to the miracles that Jesus had done before. Thomas knew what Jesus had promised regarding his death and resurrection. It was therefore not for lack of "blind faith" that Thomas was "scolded", but for not accepting the evidence he already had. Similarly, Hebrews refer back to the generation who were saved from Egypt by the powerful works of the LORD and yet, did not believe in Him being able to lead them into the promised land, not believing in Him, even after having seen and heard Him on Sinai. Yes, they did not (yet) see Him giving them the promised land, just as Christians are not seeing the promised age to come yet. But not seeing the fulfillment yet, and still having faith in Him (based on past evidence) is what the Bible is referring to. This, simply read in context, is not "blind faith".Chavouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548629951249411219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805190.post-79575107522596553522016-12-22T13:37:53.764-08:002016-12-22T13:37:53.764-08:00Hebrews 11:1 famously describes faith as "ass...Hebrews 11:1 famously describes faith as "assurance about what we do not see." In John 20, Jesus scolds the Apostle Thomas for demanding evidence before he will believe that Jesus was resurrected, culminating in the famous one-liner, "blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." So, it would seem that belief without evidence is lauded as a virtue in the New Testament.<br /><br />No doubt you want to interpret these passages differently than I have done, and than how many others have done along with me. That's fine. But surely you cannot fault others for interpreting them as saying that faith is belief without evidence, and that this is a virtue.Ben Wallishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00131358613835119782noreply@blogger.com