(March 7, 2015 at 2:37 pm)Sionnach Wrote: My ears and eyes are fine. The difference between us is that you prefer the comfort of faith whereas I would rather have the harsh reality of the truth. Faith is not about being open minded for you are accepting something as factual without the proper analysis to make an informed, unbiased decision. Doubt leads one to the truth, but suspension of the obvious truth because one prefers the comfort of the lie is what makes for blind faith.
You speak of the comfort of faith as though it is always comforting, but it is only comforting for those who are hearing what they want to hear.
The gospel of Christ calls for everyone to take up the cross, which is necessarily painful. You and everyone else will take up the cross either in this life or the next, and it will not be pleasant.
Luke 9:23-24
And He was saying to them all, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. 24"For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it...'"
