(March 30, 2010 at 11:37 am)Rwandrall Wrote:(March 30, 2010 at 11:29 am)tavarish Wrote:(March 30, 2010 at 11:01 am)Rwandrall Wrote: Lots of Christians i met say that their belief is based not on blind faith, which is not what God wants. God wants a reasonable faith based on your life experience. They are wrong.
Jesus himself said to the Apostle that wouldn't believe in his resurrection for lack of evidence (see where im going with this ?) that "Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
Blind faith is what Jesus thinks is the good kind of faith. How sad is that ?
You need to phrase yourself a bit better.
Having a busted understanding of the topic doesn't make them wrong. there are many inconsistencies with biblical doctrine and Jesus' teachings and actions, as they were portrayed in the Bible, but what you listed isn't exactly a very strong case.
What I can add to your assertion is that Christians that I've talked to don't NEED evidence for their beliefs, they believe what they believe and that's that. It's frustrating as hell, but some people don't care if what they believe is actually what's going on.
I was a catholic for most of my youth, and this particular line has been told to me in church over and over again, especially around Easter (resurrection and all...). I was under the understanding that this was established as part of Jesus' teachings.
And also, see that it doesnt say blind faith and reasoned faith are two acceptable conceptions. The blind follower is "blessed". To me thats pretty clear
The teaching of not to question your religion or beliefs resonates throughout the community. it's a damn shame.
