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That is the problem. We have been programmed to operate spiritually from a ''faith vs. reason'' paradigm that says that in order to activate one [faith] we have to deactivate the other [reason]. The problem is, the Bible teaches no such antithetical relationship between the two. God intended them to work in perfect synthesis, with spiritual faith working at a higher level above our human capacity to reason, not in a vacuum devoid of all logical sequence of thought. | That is the problem. We have been programmed to operate spiritually from a ''faith vs. reason'' paradigm that says that in order to activate one [faith] we have to deactivate the other [reason]. The problem is, the Bible teaches no such antithetical relationship between the two. God intended them to work in perfect synthesis, with spiritual faith working at a higher level above our human capacity to reason, not in a vacuum devoid of all logical sequence of thought. | ||
=The Bible says that you need to provide answers= | |||
Many in the message ignore the many issues we have raised in this website and, when challenged, refuse to engage in any attempt to answer the questions raised. But this is not what the scripture admonishes: | |||
:''Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you, but do it with gentleness and respect.<ref>American Bible Society, The Holy Bible: The Good News Translation, 2nd ed. (New York: American Bible Society, 1992), 1 Pe 3:15–16.</ref> | |||
When asked to explain why you believe what you believe, the Apostle Peter states that we need to be ready to provide an answer. And we are to do it with gentleness and respect. | |||
=The Confusion= | =The Confusion= | ||