#Repost @agentdisciple ・・・ Isn’t Christianity Based On Faith, Not Knowledge? At this point, both believers and nonbelievers might have objections. Believers might say, “You’re missing the point of Christianity. It isn’t about facts; it’s about faith.” Nonbelievers could readily agree: “You Christians believe by faith; we non-Christians believe facts. Stop trying to tell us what to do.” Steven Pinker, a professor at Harvard University, defines faith as “believing something without good reasons to do so.” But this is far too simplistic if not downright misleading. Certainly, biblical faith is a gift of God (Eph. 2:8), and it involves trusting that God is who he says he is and will do all that he has promised to do. But biblical faith is based on knowledge, not blind obedience. In Colossians 1:9-10, the apostle Paul says, “And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.” The more we know, the better able we are to walk by faith. Biblical faith is not blind. As we will see, the Bible is unique among books because it includes so many specific details—details that can be observed to be true or not true. It practically invites scrutiny. The apostles were confident not that their faith would be interesting to others but that it would be seen to be factual. In 1 Corinthians 15:19, the apostle Paul tells his readers, in essence, “You can check out the evidence for the resurrection of Christ for yourself. You’ll see that it actually happened. And if it didn’t happen, everything else I’m telling you is false.” Maybe it was based on the apostle Peter’s own occasional doubting that he encouraged his readers to be prepared to give good reasons for the hope they placed in Christ (1 Pet. 3:15). What makes faith valid is not that we have it but that the object of our belief is actually worthy of belief. Continued at @agentdisciple #Faith #God #fellowship #Christ #Jesus #Yeshua #love #christianity #believe #atheist