Comments on: The Issue of Faith and Folly http://timthinksthat.net/2006/01/27/the-issue-of-faith-and-folly-10/ Timothy Teoh's blog Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:43:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tim http://timthinksthat.net/2006/01/27/the-issue-of-faith-and-folly-10/#comment-9 Tim Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:17:00 +0000 http://timthinksthat.net/2006/01/27/the-issue-of-faith-and-folly-10/#comment-9 There is certainly no simple way to differentiate Francis. The best a Christian can do is to constantly keep his mind alert and informed, not stagnant and gullible. For the case of Abraham it has to be assumed he believed what God said because God spoke to him in a way that made it very clear. I personally believe it would have to be an unmistakable, audible voice. But that is not the main focus of the post - my point was when you are faced with contrasting doctrines it is one's duty to inform and convince oneself according to the evidence, not to simply profess faith. All other religions preach walking by faith after all. But clearly not all of them can be true. There is certainly no simple way to differentiate Francis. The best a Christian can do is to constantly keep his mind alert and informed, not stagnant and gullible.

For the case of Abraham it has to be assumed he believed what God said because God spoke to him in a way that made it very clear. I personally believe it would have to be an unmistakable, audible voice.

But that is not the main focus of the post - my point was when you are faced with contrasting doctrines it is one’s duty to inform and convince oneself according to the evidence, not to simply profess faith.

All other religions preach walking by faith after all. But clearly not all of them can be true.

]]> By: yeohjo http://timthinksthat.net/2006/01/27/the-issue-of-faith-and-folly-10/#comment-8 yeohjo Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:31:00 +0000 http://timthinksthat.net/2006/01/27/the-issue-of-faith-and-folly-10/#comment-8 Faith is not just a BELIEF in things not seen, it is the EVIDENCE, the PROOF of the things we cannot see. I like the AMP version that says: NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses] Faith is not just a BELIEF in things not seen, it is the EVIDENCE, the PROOF of the things we cannot see. I like the AMP version that says: NOW FAITH is the assurance (the confirmation, [a]the title deed) of the things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction of their reality [faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses]

]]> By: Francis http://timthinksthat.net/2006/01/27/the-issue-of-faith-and-folly-10/#comment-7 Francis Sun, 29 Jan 2006 00:21:00 +0000 http://timthinksthat.net/2006/01/27/the-issue-of-faith-and-folly-10/#comment-7 Interesting entry, Tim. However, my question is how do you always reconcile faith with logic? I am not proposing the idea that faith is illogical but how do you then use logic to say, explain that the Pentecostal speaking in tongue is of faith and the Catholic's stand is not of faith, or vice-versa? Or that when Jesus said,"Your faith has made you well" to the healed blind man, it was logical faith? Or that when God said to Abraham that he was going to be the Father of many nations, when in fact he was past child-bearing age and had not a single offspring, Abraham was not exercising blind faith? How do you separate then in those cases, blind faith from 'true faith'? Isn't the verse "walk by faith, not by sight" signifies that true faith is blind? Interesting entry, Tim. However, my question is how do you always reconcile faith with logic? I am not proposing the idea that faith is illogical but how do you then use logic to say, explain that the Pentecostal speaking in tongue is of faith and the Catholic’s stand is not of faith, or vice-versa? Or that when Jesus said,”Your faith has made you well” to the healed blind man, it was logical faith? Or that when God said to Abraham that he was going to be the Father of many nations, when in fact he was past child-bearing age and had not a single offspring, Abraham was not exercising blind faith? How do you separate then in those cases, blind faith from ‘true faith’? Isn’t the verse “walk by faith, not by sight” signifies that true faith is blind?

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