tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post7753224711574617997..comments2009-05-12T17:19:01.013-07:00Ianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14289566223624035599noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-25107678500323777062009-05-12T17:19:00.000-07:002009-05-12T17:19:00.000-07:00An excellent post, Ian.<br /><br />The answer "you just have to have faith" is not just frustrating to the skeptic. It weakens a defense of the faith and propagates the false notion of blind faith. The faith spoken of in the Bible is not blind, which is what too many of professing believers seem to have.<br /><br />No, true faith is based on reason. True faith incorporates evidence. It is the expectation that God will do what He said He would do. (I realize this is a gross oversimplification, but you should get the idea.)Luke Gledhillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06802331709210154238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-85139237486488920542009-05-06T05:54:00.000-07:002009-05-06T05:54:00.000-07:00Good point. And the number one cause of atheism is Christians who don't practice what they preach.Arakenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02159085503154184232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3299578436046877203.post-27190226417248111792009-05-04T09:10:00.000-07:002009-05-04T09:10:00.000-07:00Very thoughtful post, Ian. I heard on Moody radio the other day that according to a poll, the number one reason people of other religions convert to Christianity is the concept of a loving God.J.R. Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15955608969188162033noreply@blogger.com