RE: Evidence and causes for doubt
March 7, 2016 at 9:33 pm
(This post was last modified: March 7, 2016 at 9:49 pm by Kiekeben.)
(March 7, 2016 at 4:57 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: Another quote from WLC -
"I think Martin Luther correctly distinguished between what he called the magisterial and ministerial uses of reason. The magisterial use of reason occurs when reason stands over and above the gospel like a magistrate and judges it on the basis of argument and evidence. The ministerial use of reason occurs when reason submits to and serves the gospel.... Should a conflict arise between the witness of the Holy Spirit to the fundamental truth of the Christian faith and beliefs based on argument and evidence, then it is the former which must take precedence over the latter"
An example of this in action:
"If somewhere within the Bible I were to find a passage that says 2+2=5, I wouldn't question what I'm reading in the Bible. I would believe it, accept it as true, and then do my best to work it out and to understand it." - Pastor Peter LaRuffa
You can see it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXBLCEKWJUk (about 5 minutes into the video)
A scarier one that - although it involves a moral question - is along the same lines:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressive...ays-right/
