tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410615559824660051.post403262425936639692..comments2023-10-18T05:31:21.249-07:00Comments on Peregrinations: Atheist PastorsRick Gerhardthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10478878021692544533noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410615559824660051.post-1173240532650449702010-12-25T17:22:23.631-08:002010-12-25T17:22:23.631-08:00Oldstyle:
Thanks for reading!
I agree that the h...Oldstyle:<br /><br />Thanks for reading!<br /><br />I agree that the heart ought to be integral to decision making and belief forming. I disagree strongly, however, that there is no proof (for a spiritual reality); rather, I find overwhelming proof for it, and, indeed for the whole Christian worldview.<br /><br />And I'm in good company here, as saving faith has always been understood by theologians as involving right knowledge (which comes from evidence and reason), agreement with that knowledge (as about, God, man, our separation, and its solution in Jesus the Messiah), and our only reasonable step of trust in Him.<br /><br />You're right though, both heart and mind are involved. To quote a great Christian apologist from the past, "The heart has reasons that reason cannot know." At the same time, however, "The heart cannot love what the mind cannot accept."Rick Gerhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10478878021692544533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6410615559824660051.post-77367144299154070202010-12-18T19:22:30.257-08:002010-12-18T19:22:30.257-08:00I am always surprised when anyone chooses to doubt...I am always surprised when anyone chooses to doubt the existence of God. But first, let me say that our logical mind is a better servant than a master, and that our heart is a better master than a servant. (Given that the human heart is composed of up to65% neuron cells and is a centre for intelligence, albeit, quite different from logic)<br /><br />Give any reasonable person a choice...<br /><br /><b>Choice #1</b> - You can have a physical reality, as we know it, without the existence of spirit.<br /><br /><b>Or</b><br /><br /><b>Choice #2</b> - You can have a reality that exists beyond the physical realm, right now, that offers eternal life and creative powers not bound by physical reality.<br /><br />There is no proof that can be offered for either existance, which seems to be the case. And in either choice all you have is your faith in one belief or the other.<br /><br />What would an unbiased and logical mind choose? <br /><br />What would an unbiased and heartfelt choice be?<br /><br />It seems to me that a logical and heartfelt choice would be the latter as it offers so much more. And yet people argue for their limitations.<br /><br />Go figure!Oldstylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314993111218570588noreply@blogger.com