The unthinking Christian may believe we need no Christian evidences, since faith in God is enough. The egotistical humanist won’t believe, however compelling the Christian evidences.
The former is educated to “simply trust God”, needing no proof to bolster his faith. The latter, typified by Bertram Russell, never stops demanding MORE evidences. That continued the consistent sin of every Jewish generation, Christ’s own the worst of all. The skeptic has a faith of egotism that won’t believe until the evidence satisfies him. Meaning he’ll never believe, since questions and mysteries in the spiritual life abound, beginning with GOD! The believer has a faith of ignorance that no matter how true or false faith in God may be, he still believes! Both have confidence in ignorance: the one who trusts God despite not knowing; the one who trusts his doubts, not God’s word. However, God distinguishes between the believer and skeptic. He has mercy on the Christian who over-trusts HIM but condemnation on the skeptic who over-trusts himself. For who are we to posit our few years on earth as sufficient time to investigate all the evidences God has sown like plants in the field: each bearing fruit and together piling high a harvest of confidence in God’s trustworthiness. Believers stake their hope on FAITH in evidences we KNOW God provides. Skeptics put their DOUBT on questions that never materially affect the spiritual issue that we’re all sinners needing the forgiveness that reveals knowledge that resistance to God never provides. Make no mistake: “without faith it is impossible to please God” Hebrews 11:6a; “because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists....” 11:6b. “...My righteous one will live by faith” 10:38a.
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