The Opposite of Faith - Part 4
23rd January 2006
Is it possible to have a mature faith that admits of doubt? In my first post on this topic, I started fleshing out some of the ideas relating to faith, intellectual belief, doubt and certainty. Both the first and second post in the series dealt mostly with the Scripture passage in Romans 14: 23 where it appears to disallow any doubt in the life of a Christian. I proposed a different reading of this passage and went on in my third post to examine other relevant passages to show that doubt can be very much a part of one’s spirituality.
In this post, I would like to further my thoughts in this idea, focusing on mature faith. Is it possible to live a vibrant, healthy and mature life of faith in God, and yet experience moments, even seasons, of doubt?
Going back to the Romans 14 passage, it does seem that Paul was quite unequivocal on the issue if one were to disregard the context. He says that whatever is foreign to faith is sin. Peter Kreeft’s comments in this regard is instructive. Kreeft distinguishes three senses to the word “faith.” Read the rest of this entry »
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