Christian Faith: A Faith Built on Facts

Christians are called to a very unique kind of life. This life is unique for its scope (eternal), potential (endless) and cost (everything). Jesus calls us to give up our everything in order to receive His everything. This exchange is infinitely to our advantage but the advantages are not always tangible or physically seen; we are therefore prone to take for granted or overlook our blessings.

We may not be able to see, hear, feel or taste the salvation, love, blessing and grace of our God but our lack of physical perception does not make these realities any less real. Many of our spiritual blessings are experienced through faith in Christ rather than the five physical senses. Faith is seeing what we cannot see with our eyes and hearing what we cannot hear with our ears. Faith is belief and trust in truth even when we cannot verify its existence with our five senses.

Scientists tell me I am the product of molecules which are the product of atoms. Actually, I am the product of an astronomical number of atoms, around 7 followed by 27 zeroes! All of these atoms are uniquely aligned to create my physical body by something called DNA. I trust the truth of these facts although I have never seen my molecules, atoms or DNA. My trust is based upon what others have testified to have seen, heard or experienced. Part of what I believe about Christ is also based on what others have seen, experienced or heard. Luke wrote in his Gospel he was writing to make an orderly account of what others had seen, heard and experienced so we (his readers) might know with certainty the things we have been taught. 

God never leaves us to blind faith nor is our faith built upon fantasy or imagination. God has given us facts, some seen and heard personally while others are seen, heard and recorded in Scripture. Together these facts, seen and unseen, are the revelation upon which our faith in Christ is built.

We never check our brain at the door!

James