Monday, November 17, 2008

S: "Is it ok to believe when I still have many doubts? I hope so..am starting to accept that questions won't be resolved..maybe they'll lurk forever in my mind...but maybe tt's ok..."

DB:" Depends on what you mean... If there's volcanic eruption in Singapore right now and the only escape is an airplane...and you believe that the airplane will take you to safety BUT your lingering doubts cause you not to take the airplane, I'd say tt's not really ok....cuz then...well you'll be messed up by the volcano lah...."
DB: "
the father did pray, "I believe, help thou my unbelief!"....this is true....but the motive behind it was a desperation to get OUT of doubts, OUT of unbelief, and INTO faith, INTO Jesus.......wanting to THROW AWAY doubts, fears, misgivings...and IMMERSE himself into the one who knows all, is all, and created all....Jesus."

S: "
how do we know we're not just accepting things by blind faith? there can never be too much faith?"

DB:"
what is blind faith?"

S:"
accepting things without thinking, i guess...well...like,if u r an israeli soldier in the old testament,and God asked u to kill the Moabites or philistines, though it's written in the Law not to kill..."
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DB: "And if we judge that right and wrong, we become God..
which is exactly what i think the issue is "

S:"
But our judgment, our morality, our sense of right or wrong is precisely created by Him..granted it's fallen, but it's still supposed to be a general revelation of God in us."

DB" .....the deception comes when we think we have any inkling or the slightest sense of right and wrong apart from God...."


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