In this respect, you're not a very good Christian. The Fathers of the Church, from Paul to Martin Luther, have repeatedly stressed that Christianity is a matter of faith. Luther went so far as to state that the statements of the devil are fully in accord with reason, whereas faith is not. One does not need to have faith in what can be proven (c.f. Hebrews 11:1) .
A little judgemental, aren't we? After all, theology isn't your long suit.
I hope you read your students' papers more closely than you read my posts:
The Fathers of the Church, from Paul to Martin Luther, have repeatedly stressed that Christianity is a matter of faith. Luther went so far as to state that the statements of the devil are fully in accord with reason, whereas faith is not. One does not need to have faith in what can be proven (c.f. Hebrews 11:1) .
Your faulty conclusion lies in
2) what you imagine to be proof. Proof to crush your will is not possible (it is not possible to crush a resolute will with reason) but proof beyond a reasonable doubt is.
That is, in part, why faith is required. If faith and reason are antithetical, Moses would have lost his faith when he saw the burning bush. Abraham would have had less faith after the Theophany, and the soldier at the foot of the cross would not have said, "Truly this man was the Son of God."