To Dad, probably the only christian that will
understand(by understand I mean empathise and not
comprehension alone)
this...maybe
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
INTRODUCTION
I use to have a certain pity for atheists who comment on how Christians do not think and for those X-tians who have fallen away because of this. It is of course faulty logic to reject something on the basis that its proponents do not think. However, like a flash, a certain encounter has made me suddenly realise what they felt.
Even those Christians who agree with me that we must think about our faith, only seem to think that such deliberation is right if we strengthen our faith. If our thoughts lead us elsewhere, suddenly faith takes over and logic is kicked into the background. This is especially so if you have had “experiences” with God. Such double standards are sickening.
Would Martin Luther have decided that papal authority is infallible and that God is actually love if he followed “faith” instead of thinking? No, it is the study of scriptures that lead him to that conclusion. If he crumbled to pressure of having “faith”, the catholic church would still be selling indulgences for your sins. In fact Martin Luther said that unless it is shown in scripture or by logic(meaning even if there was no scriptural evidences but it was shown logically), he would not recant
I am calling this treatise that of the “free-thinking” christian. Though free thinking is often associated with atheists, a free thinker is actually one who bases his beliefs on logic, is open minded to new ideas and is ready to let go of their old beliefs if it is shown to be false. It is a sad state of the church that a freethinker is someone with secular beliefs since this implies that to follow logic is to abandon religion.
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