What did God mean when he looked at his creation and “saw that it was good”? If you asked ten Christians you might get ten answers! As Christians, we need to take a deeper look at the important concept of “goodness.” Genesis 1-2 is a logical starting point. In these chapters we find the word […]
Author: Cody Libolt
Understanding and Then Faith
Imagine that the Apostle John approached you and said, “Believe in Jesus. Later I will tell you who he was and what he did.” What would be the content of your belief? Faith must be in something. A level of understanding precedes faith. Faith then opens the door for greater understanding. A famous 20th Century […]
Why Did the Disciples Have Faith in Jesus?
Faith comes at the conclusion of a reasoning process—not as the presupposition to it. Let’s look at the disciples for a demonstration. The disciples saw Jesus heal the sick and bring the dead to life. They saw him walk on water and calm a storm. These facts convinced them to have faith in Jesus, believing […]
John Locke on Faith
First Comment! Hooray for my first reader comment! I want to encourage interaction at my blog, so I’ll reproduce the comment and my response: A friend asked: “What does ‘faith’ mean in this context? To come later?” He wanted to know what I mean by faith. I wrote back: “Here faith means trusting God. […]
40 Points on Thinking
If you have read my Top 10 Lessons in Thinking, this is a deeper look. Again, the ideas are from Leonard Peikoff. I sequenced this list so as to follow a flow. Enjoy!