Faith Transcends Reason
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at 12:04AM 
Faith depends on the power of God and thus rises above the limits of reason, which depends on the power of the human brain. Faith "is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1) Faith is not limited to human knowledge, logic, or understanding. This message stands out in the Bible, which requires its believers to "walk by faith, not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7).
Does this mean that the faithful should not be rational?
A jetliner is meant to soar through the air, to take its passengers from one location to another far away. The jet has wings for this purpose. The jet also has wheels and without its wheels, the jet can't get off the ground to fly. Think of the wheels as reason and the wings as faith. How does this illustration change your perception of the two scripture verses mentioned above?
(Photograph by Pablo Barrios)
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Reader Comments (1)
Many unbelievers do not have faith because they simply cannot fathom faith to be enough to explain things . I remember this phrase, :"All the things I have seen have made me learned to trust in You for things I have not seen."
Faith is not "reason"----and that is why we cannot just put logic to any thing that follows it. But unbelievers have to find reasons to believe God but God does not work in logical, human ways. That they don't understand.