![]() ![]() The biblical God is not bound by natural laws. But who said that natural laws are the limit of what is possible? But what is his evidence for this? He mightĪrgue that such things cannot happen based on known natural laws. That it is not possible for the sun to go backward in the sky, or for the solar More than a subjective opinion of what is possible. Most of the criticisms against the Bible’s legitimacy turn out to be nothing Such as the psalms, and figures of speech should be taken as such. Part of the critic, not an error in the text. ![]() These were literal, when this is clearly not the case. Of language: taking figures of speech (e.g., “pillars of the earth”) as though Some biblical criticisms involve a misuse Go beyond our ordinary, everyday experiences, none of them are contradictory. But are such claims truly illogical?ĭo they actually violate any laws of logic? Although the above biblical examples The Bible does make some extraordinary claims. In our modern age of scientific enlightenment. ![]() The critic suggests that no rational person can possibly believe in such things Walking on water, light before the sun, a talking serpent, a talking donkey,ĭragons, and a senior citizen taking two of every land animal on a big boat! AfterĪll, the Bible speaks of floating ax heads, the sun apparently going backward,Ī universe created in six days, an earth that has pillars and corners, people Some say that the Christian worldview is illogical on the face of it. There are those who would challenge the rationality of the biblical worldview. We are to be imitators of God ( Ephesians 5:1), patterning our thinking after His revelation ( Isaiah 55:7–8 Psalm 36:9). Sense of what we experience in the world. To the Scriptures, the Christian faith is not a “blind faith.” It is a faith The apostle Paul reasoned with those in the synagogueĪnd those in the marketplace ( Acts 17:17). Indeed, God encourages us to reason ( Isaiah 1:18). It is appropriate and biblical to have a good reason for our faith ( 1 Peter 3:15). For the consistent Christian, reason and faith go well together. So we have a good reason for our faith in the uniformity God (who isīeyond time) has promised us that He will uphold the universe in a consistent So we all believe in something that goes beyond sensory experience.įrom a Christian perspective, this is a very reasonable belief. Will work the same next Friday as it does today. When we have confidence that the universe will operate in the future as it When people use laws of logic, they have confidence in something they cannotĪctually observe with the senses this is a type of faith. To have A and not A at the same time and in the same relationship.”),īut the sentence is only a physical representation of the law, not the law itself. Write down a law of logic such as the law of non-contradiction (“It is impossible They are abstract and cannot be experienced by the senses. All people have faith, even if it is not a saving faithįor example, people believe in laws of logic. In something that we cannot see, hear, taste, smell, or touch, we are acting ![]() This is the biblicalĭefinition of faith, and follows from Hebrews 11:1. In something that we have not perceived with the senses. Something simply for the sake of believing it. Faith is not a belief in the absurd, nor is it a belief in The problem lies in the fact that many people have a misunderstanding On the contrary, biblical faith and reason The notion of “faith versus reason” is an example of a false dichotomy.įaith is not antagonistic to reason. Gasoline in the car, or to balance our checkbook? Misconceptions of Faith After all, do we really need to believe in the Bible to put World of reason throughout the rest of the week, when dealing with practical,Įveryday matters. However, it would seem that Christians live in the Live in on Sunday morning, or the world to which they refer when asked about The world of faith is the realm that Christians Many people have the impression that Christians live in two “worlds”-the world ![]()
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