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To: cmj328
The father lost his faith, and Christians who hear the story are finding their faith challenged by it ...

Nonsense. People have their faith challenged every day, if they are living life at all.

Those who have real faith are not afraid to challenge everything they have been taught, everything that they have been told is sacred, and trust God to show them the truth.

Those who have no faith cannot fathom God's power and realm beyond the narrow-minded teachings of their own collective. To inflict such mental containment on others is truly evil.

As Thomas Jefferson said, "I have sworn upon the alter of God, eternal hostility toward every form of tyranny over the mind of man."

102 posted on 08/29/2009 3:04:58 PM PDT by meadsjn
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To: meadsjn
People have their faith challenged every day, if they are living life at all.

Right. Typically their faith is challenged by the scandal of evil and by temptation.

Those who have real faith are not afraid to challenge everything they have been taught, everything that they have been told is sacred, and trust God to show them the truth.

The Christian faith is a reasonable faith. Put to any test, it will pass. But the open mind is meant to close on truth. There is no reason for me to question whether Christ is the Messiah, because I know that He is. I know that He rose from the dead. I know that He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I know this more surely than I know what I had for breakfast this morning.

Those who have no faith cannot fathom God's power and realm beyond the narrow-minded teachings of their own collective.

Those who have no faith will believe in anything.

108 posted on 08/29/2009 3:19:46 PM PDT by cmj328 (Filibuster FOCA--a/k/a this "Health" Bill--or lose reelection)
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