(March 8, 2012 at 12:29 am)YahwehIsTheWay Wrote: Tell me I'm wrong about what faith is. Faith is belief without reason or evidence. That's what Paul means when he says "conviction of things not seen".
Faith is believing without seeing. As humans, it is impossible to believe without reason. Christians have reason, they just get it through places other than direct sensory intake--historical accounts, archeology, logic, morality, evidence of intelligent design. I can't see Alexander the Great before me right now, but I believe he existed. I can't scientifically test if my wife loves me, but I believe she does. Faith takes belief one step forward. Quoting C.S. Lewis: "Faith is the art of holding on to things your reason has once accepted in spite of your changing moods." I have faith my wife still loves me even after an argument, even when she is angry. Even when I am angry, I still love her back. That's faith.
secondary evidence-> reason -> belief -> faith
