I personally think some of the comments on this site can get pretty ridiculous at times, more importantly, they can utterly obliterate an otherwise important message. However, you know what is said about opinions and how they are like a particular body part (everybody’s got one, and they all stink). The thing I have seen that truly ruins credibility is when atheists/agnostics/whatever pontificate about the Bible, yet they don’t believe in it in the first place.
You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread.
Comments (193)
sorted by:
“Faith” has been hijacked by Atheists over the past few decades and has been redefined to mean “blind faith.”
Biblical faith is anything but blind.
Biblical faith was always based on evidence.
Christianity is a look before you leap kind of faith, not a leap before you look kind.
That which has evidence requires no faith. You are just aware of the evidence.
~ Hebrews 11:1
That is retarded.
The concept of "faith" in the Bible is distinct from what some might describe as "blind faith." Biblical faith is often portrayed as belief or trust in God based on evidence, revelation, and experience.
Faith Rooted in Evidence and Revelation:
Faith and Personal Experience:
Witnesses and Testimonies:
Evidence in the Life of Jesus:
Prophecies and Fulfillment:
Recognize that the biblical concept of faith is not devoid of evidence or reason. Rather, it involves trust and confidence in God based on the evidence, revelation, and experiences that God has provided. Biblical faith is often seen as a response to God's self-revelation and an acknowledgment of His character and promises.
Still retarded?
1828 definition
Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth. I have strong faith or no faith in the testimony of a witness, or in what a historian narrates.
The assent of the mind to the truth of a proposition advanced by another; belief, or probable evidence of any kind.
In theology, the assent of the mind or understanding to the truth of what God has revealed. Simple belief of the scriptures, of the being and perfections of God, and of the existence, character and doctrines of Christ, founded on the testimony of the sacred writers, is called historical or speculative faith; a faith little distinguished from the belief of the existence and achievements of Alexander or of Cesar.
Evangelical, justifying, or saving faith is the assent of the mind to the truth of divine revelation, on the authority of God's testimony, accompanied with a cordial assent of the will or approbation of the heart; an entire confidence or trust in God's character and declarations, and in the character and doctrines of Christ, with an unreserved surrender of the will to his guidance, and dependence on his merits for salvation. In other words, that firm belief of God's testimony, and of the truth of the gospel, which influences the will, and leads to an entire reliance on Christ for salvation.
~ Hebrews 11:1