If I asked a Christian whether they believed the Bible was true, chances are they would say yes, they do believe if it’s true. If I asked them why, one of the most common answers is either because they’ve been told it’s true or because they have faith…
But are either of these actually good reasons?
When my aunt was a kid, she made cardboard wings for herself and jumped off the roof of her house. She obviously had so much faith that she would be able to fly, that she actually took the leap. Problem was, it didn’t matter how much faith she had, because her faith was placed in a mistaken idea, she fell off the roof and landed on the ground.
So why didn’t this work?
Well the question is not about how much faith we have, but what do we have faith in? If my aunt wants to fly she is better to put her faith into an aeroplane company which has a good track record rather than cardboard wings. In the same way our faith is useless if it’s not placed in someone who is truly alive, capable, trustworthy.
As Lee Strobel said, “Faith is only as good as the one in whom it’s invested.”
Our level of faith doesn’t change the truth, instead we are called to use the brains God has given us to investigate the truth and then place our faith in that. Thankfully God has provided us with an abundance of evidence to show that He is the best person we could ever place our faith in.
I’m Becky Gillespie from Thinking Matters and this has been your Thought for the Week. For more reasons to believe visit thinkingmatters.org.nz