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 […]
Category: Evidence and Faith
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. […]