Faith Is Blind
Irrational religiosity is a crime against humanity.
Faith is blind. A dictionary definition of blind faith is belief without true understanding perception or discrimination. The concept of blind faith is a recent invention found nowhere in scripture. You know that centerline is in front of you and even if it is hard to see you strain to look for it through the blurring circumstances.
For many blind faith a faith that simply trusts without question is the truest most sincere and most valuable form of faith that we can offer god. If you go back to god s word you ll find that the hebrew word for faith by its very definition refers to a logical robust unwavering confidence in the truth. Biblical faith is a decision to believe something about god or jesus based on evidence the kind of evidence that would stand up in a court of law.
Faith without rationality is blind faith a fertile breeding ground for crime. But blind faith is not at all what paul is talking about here. Faith is not blind instead it is focused sharply focused on its objective which is jesus.
One of the key themes of second corinthians is paul s weakness and suffering. Faith is not wishful thinking a blind hope or a surrender of reason. This misperception contrasts dramatically with the teaching of the new testament writers who emphasized that faith in jesus christ is a belief based on evidence.
When life gets troubling it is like driving through fog and rain. The phrase blind faith means different things to different people and sadly many people use it as a negative disparaging term to describe anyone who believes in god. Yet jesus seemed to have a high regard for evidence.
Everyone who peddles blind faith is from a spiritual standpoint a criminal. Does god expect us to have blind faith answer. There is a common perception that the christian faith is a blind faith a belief for which there is no evidence.
You know the road is there.
