Does God Expect Blind Faith?

 Remember, a faith that isn’t difficult isn't worth much either; it must be tested to see if it’s genuine. faith is what pleases God, not our intellect or human wisdom. “The world by wisdom knew not God.” Blind faith (that which is without evidence or reason or even against one’s better reasoning) is never expected of the child of God. Faith can not be avoided in life: virtually all knowledge is contingent and begins in faith (even in the scientific method, for example, if you're a scientist but even this is still faith).

Christians don’t believe in faith but in Christ. It’s not a matter of faith versus reason but faith versus faith, depending on what presupposition you are willing to accept as the first base; thus we are all people of faith.

Faith is not believing despite the evidence but obeying in spite of the consequences. In the final analysis, it’s not how much you believe but how well you obey. It is simply putting trust in what one doe shave a good reason to believe. God made us rational creatures and expects us to use our brains and not commit intellectual suicide of kiss our brains goodbye.

But doubt is a good thing and not the opposite of faith but an element of it and we would doubt our doubts not doubt our faith. But doubt is not just a Christian or religious problem, it is a human problem It takes courage to express doubt. God wants to reason with us and even answer our questions and in that day we shall ask no more. It is not wrong to be critical in itself but not to accept faith when sufficient faith is available may be foolish.

God does say that there is sufficient evidence of Him in nature itself and no one has an excuse. But there is never enough evidence if you dont’ want to believe. God will not force faith. It's a choice, a matter to be decided with the will. Some people say that they would believe but their brains get in the way, but the Bible says it’s in the heart that man denies God. “The heart of the matter is that it’s a matter of the heart.” We are not supposed to be gullible but to check things out; Paul invited scrutiny himself to his gospel and we will find out that faith doesn't go against reason, but beyond it. “The heart has reasons the mind knows not!”

In conclusion, it has been said, “Only in the reality where faith is difficult is it possible,” thus, it is normal to struggle in your faith.   Soli Deo Gloria!