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Pastimes : Ask God
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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (26180)7/12/1999 1:48:00 AM
From: Emile Vidrine  Read Replies (1) of 39621
 
"Would it be rude to point out that con men ask for faith also? Honest men don't need to. They can convince you by their record and their deeds."

I agree with these words with this single exception: "con men ask for blind faith. Honest men don't need to. They can convince you by their record and their deeds."

This statement is beautifully exemplified in the life of Jesus and the Apostles and disciples.

Neither Jesus nor the Apostles expect you to have blind faith.
This is why we were given an accurate historical record of the life, Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus. God does not expect us to have
blind faith, but faith base upon rational historical facts. This is why God gave us a raliable set of historical documents to validate our faith.
These historical facts themselves can never bring you to a spiritual knowledge of Jesus, but they can help eliminate irrational mental barriers that block your ears from hearing the internal voice of the Holy Spirit. If the Gospels were irrational, then your mind would have a tendency to block out the internal reality. But I hope to show that they are both rational and reliable.

You also said: "Honest men don't need to (ask for blind faith). They can convince you by their record and their deeds."

The Gospels, Jesus and the Apostles are perfect examples of this principle. It is their combined deeds and their preserved and authentic records in the New Testament coupled with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit that ultimately converted the pagan world. The Apostles were honest men who preferred death to bad records and deeds. Through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, they convinced the world by their records and deeds.

The New Testament states the principle this way: "faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the Word of God".
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