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All Have Faith In Their Reasons
The fight of the 20th century, folks! Who will win in the the two giants in their field? Will it be Faith which seems to be slowing down from its prime? Or is it Reason; the newcomer who claims to be the unfeeling, unemotional piece of iron? There can only be one winner! Well, uh actually, when it comes down to it everyone has faith in their reasons. The real question is, what worldview supports and allows for reason to take place?
We begin the first chapter of our book looking at the alleged fight between faith and reason. Properly defining the terms is always a key issue and interacting with the claims for some who have a caricature of what faith really is or what Christianity really claims shows how lacking the conversation can be right off the bat. Christians and those wanting to co-op the religion haven’t always done us the best favors with this at times. But today is the day and this episode is the episode where you can subvert all those “nice Christians” on TV who aren’t real and don’t show real Christianity.
Let the world think we’re foolish but let’s not actively give them a true reason.
Timeline:
00:00 – Introduction
00:47 – Do Your Assumptions Get You To Where You Need To Go?
05:39 – The Facts Are Not Enough
08:20 – The Real Definition Of Faith
13:16 – Those With Faith Are Not Turning Off Their Brains
16:04 – The Irrationality Of Thinking Christianity Is Irrational
16:35 – Christianity Is Not Illogical
17:15 – Christianity Is Not Unscientific
20:02 – Neo-Orthodox – You’re Not Helping
24:29 – Be Thought Of Foolish By The World But Not Actually Foolish
26:32 – Let’s Talk About Evidence!
29:48 – Faith Is The Foundation To Knowledge
30:47 – How Is The Book Laid Out
31:46 – Conclusion
The episode link is cavetothecross.com/ep184/
LINKS:
24:08 – Mr. Machen Goes To Washington AnarchoChristian
31:22 – AAO Q&A Chapter 1 Revealed Apologetics
Books mentioned in this episode:
Christianity & Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
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What Is Faith by J. Gresham Machen
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