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Unread 08-23-2017, 02:30 PM
Erik Olson Erik Olson is offline
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I believe that faith in the Father of the universe, though much is hidden from mortal eyes, is different than having it in, say, the author of a book, though one has not read it. It does not follow that because it is right to have faith in X, it must be right to have it likewise, therefore, in Y. I may, very rightly, have faith in the promise of a friend or someone who has not crossed me; but that is not to be used as a reason why I should, therefore, have faith in some thing else, whatever it be, of necessity. Indeed, the same leap of faith that is wise with regard to some objects will be found foolhardy in respect to others. Mind you I say this only because, whatever position you are taking here, I do not see using this passage from Scripture as a support of it. We could use this quote, perversely, to justify faith in anything whatever, but that would not be proper.
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Erik

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