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 we have to bridge the gap from "reasonable" to either belief or disbelief (at least in some things). Faith …
What is Good Faith, Bad Faith, True Faith, and False Faith?
Osama Bin Laden, the leader of Al Qaida, died yesterday. The responses to this have been interesting. Some take on a party-like celebration. On the other extreme are those who vow vengeance. Some look at the killing as a case of justice, others as an ideological battle, and still others as a geopolitical contest. It …
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Is All “True Faith” Also “Good Faith”? Types of 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 at as those who are invested in a different faith to the point that they reject a new …
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