A Reasonable Faith But Still Supernatural

Coming up shortly in my home Church I have been blessed to co-lead an elective concerning the reliability of the Bible. My co teacher is John Delong .He is one the smartest minds I have met . He is  research scientist dealing with fruits and vegetables. I'm truly looking forward to helping and pray I'm up for the task. Its a real honor to be asked and I do not take it lightly.

The course we are teaching from is called True U  from Focus on the Family. The lecturer featured on the DVD is Dr.Stephen Meyer . After reviewing the material its main focus is on archaeological and extra biblical narrative to collaborate what the Bible says . It will hopefully arm those who come to it that what we have in the Bible is not a bunch of myths or legends but truth revealed by God about life and the world around us. That we can stake our lives on it .

I have often used evidences for the truth of the Bible and used even basic science to show that there is a reasonableness to believing in the truth of God's word. It is not a blind faith without any external realities to facts. But having said that , the fact is evidence alone will never convert someone to believe . It is a act of God to open a dead sinners heart and awaken the eyes to the light of the world ,  Jesus Christ.


[12] But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, [13] who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
(John 1:12-13 ESV)

The Holy Spirit is the one who awakens the dead sinner. Regardless of what we try and show that faith in the God of the Bible is not like what some Atheist have compared Him to a spaghetti god . There is a logic and reasoned response to at the very least shut the mouths of those who think it is a bunch of foolishness. But the goal is always to pull the person back to the gospel. The ability to lay a foundation of apologetics should never  be the end but the start to open up the word and proclaim Jesus , crucified ,risen and coming again. The only one who can save one from their sins through his life ,death and resurrection. That must always be our goal . To enter into a debate over evidence will lead down a rabbit trail.

Apart from the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit , one will never believe . Remember even our intellect is held captive to the curse of sin. That a sinners mind is against God .It hates Him,It despises Jesus therefore we could have presented the best defense we could muster and still it must be the work of God to convert. Evidences should only act as a shovel to at least get away the clutter to present the gospel but even through giving a defense , the gospel should ever be at the front .

It is not to win a debate to score points but to glorify God by presenting the gospel . Then let the Holy Spirit do His job. God will be glorified no matter if not one believes you.