When I was young, we sang a little chorus in Sunday School. The lyrics went like this: Twelve men went to spy out Canaan, (Ten were bad and two were good) What do you think they saw in Canaan? (Ten were bad and two were good) Some saw giants, big and tall! Some saw grapes …
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Belief vs Doubt vs Disbelief III
Summarizing. Doubt is a necessary and healthy part of faith. Doubt is necessary because faith is necessary. Faith is necessary because we are finite and no knowledge or logic is, in itself, compelling. At some point in time we have to bridge the gap from "reasonable" to either belief or disbelief (at least in some …
Hard Soil
Jesus (in Matthew 13) described "hard soil"-- hearts that are unreceptive to God's message. But one can't assume that those hearts that are "hard soil" are all the same. Commonly those in this category can be looked as those who are invested in a different faith to the point that they reject a new faith. …