I remember having a conversation in church where they would try to explain faith to me. The guy would tell me to look at a chair. He then would say that I have faith that the chair would hold me, and that believing God's word is like that. I told him that I can see the chair. I can see other people sitting in similar chairs. The chair has all four legs. I can also see that the welding is still in place, and doesn't have any cracks in it (metal chair). So, yes. I am fairly certain that the chair will hold my weight, but it isn't by faith. It's by observation. And I also understand that by sitting in the chair, I am taking a chance that it won't hold my weight. So, that gets rid of blind faith altogether.
He tells me that Christians have that with the Bible. So, I tell him, yes. I can see the Bible. I see all of these hypocrites using the Bible. I see that the Bible is filled with unexplainable holes. I can see where Matthew gives one lineage for Jesus, and Luke gives another. So, no. I do not believe that the Bible will hold my weight. Furthermore, it doesn't seem to be holding anyone's weight.
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