Comments on: The Significance of a Sacrifice http://blog.dlogan.net/2005/06/05/the-significance-of-a-sacrifice/ A bit about Doug Logan Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: dlogan http://blog.dlogan.net/2005/06/05/the-significance-of-a-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-65 dlogan Sun, 09 Jul 2006 02:12:37 +0000 http://www.dlogan.net/blog/?p=5#comment-65 I disagree, Alice. Faith is not the only basis for our beliefs. God is a God of order and He made His ways make sense. While certainly as mortal men we cannot think like God, and all His dealings do not make sense to us (Isaiah 55:8-9), He did not make it so we may only know His existence by faith. If we were meant to find Christ by faith alone, why have the Bible at all? Too many Christians down-play the power and importance of rationally explaining their beliefs. For years I was searching for a reason God would only accept me through a savior. I longed for the answer so I could believe, but no one had it for me. There are millions of other out there in the same place, and too many Christians with little or no theology to fill the gap. Instead the "Church" has chosen to stay ignorant of the fullness of His word. Rational explanations have been replaced by fluffy terms and explanations. "Why do you believe that?", "Because the bible says so". Why do I need a savior? "Because you're a sinner". Why doesn't an all loving God just forgive me? "For His Glory, you must come through the Son". How am I supposed to believe? "Just have faith!" Faith has become a term to cover the real answer "I don't know". Yet, God has not left these things hidden from us. Christians are not meant to be irrational or strange. You don't need to turn your brain off to experience God. Yet the "church" has tried to suggest this. My God is perfect not only in spirit, but in all areas of His existence. It can be proven by science, by His word, by His life... by all things of His existence. My beliefs stand on faith, but also on all proof of His perfect existence. I disagree, Alice. Faith is not the only basis for our beliefs. God is a God of order and He made His ways make sense. While certainly as mortal men we cannot think like God, and all His dealings do not make sense to us (Isaiah 55:8-9), He did not make it so we may only know His existence by faith. If we were meant to find Christ by faith alone, why have the Bible at all?

Too many Christians down-play the power and importance of rationally explaining their beliefs. For years I was searching for a reason God would only accept me through a savior. I longed for the answer so I could believe, but no one had it for me. There are millions of other out there in the same place, and too many Christians with little or no theology to fill the gap.

Instead the “Church” has chosen to stay ignorant of the fullness of His word. Rational explanations have been replaced by fluffy terms and explanations. “Why do you believe that?”, “Because the bible says so”. Why do I need a savior? “Because you’re a sinner”. Why doesn’t an all loving God just forgive me? “For His Glory, you must come through the Son”. How am I supposed to believe? “Just have faith!”

Faith has become a term to cover the real answer “I don’t know”. Yet, God has not left these things hidden from us. Christians are not meant to be irrational or strange. You don’t need to turn your brain off to experience God. Yet the “church” has tried to suggest this. My God is perfect not only in spirit, but in all areas of His existence. It can be proven by science, by His word, by His life… by all things of His existence. My beliefs stand on faith, but also on all proof of His perfect existence.

]]> By: Meg http://blog.dlogan.net/2005/06/05/the-significance-of-a-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Meg Sat, 08 Jul 2006 18:33:56 +0000 http://www.dlogan.net/blog/?p=5#comment-64 Stu, I suppose one COULD change their faith. I see it happen all the time. People change from having faith in THEMSELVES, to having faith in Jesus. The question is, "whom do YOU have faith in?" Meg Stu, I suppose one COULD change their faith. I see it happen all the time. People change from having faith in THEMSELVES, to having faith in Jesus. The question is, “whom do YOU have faith in?”

Meg

]]> By: Stu http://blog.dlogan.net/2005/06/05/the-significance-of-a-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Stu Sat, 08 Jul 2006 07:11:36 +0000 http://www.dlogan.net/blog/?p=5#comment-63 but can we change our faith? but can we change our faith?

]]> By: Alice from Dubai http://blog.dlogan.net/2005/06/05/the-significance-of-a-sacrifice/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Alice from Dubai Wed, 21 Jun 2006 08:51:38 +0000 http://www.dlogan.net/blog/?p=5#comment-34 I agree with you, that for everyone the only basis for his belief is faith. I agree with you, that for everyone the only basis for his belief is faith.

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