I think many christians have been told or taught to just believe, and have been unable get answers to questions they have. some of these questions are genuine, others are not. I found this myself at times growing up, and I did attempt to just believe. My questioning state was unbelieving, I wasn't really seeking and so the end result of just believing becomes a kind of suppression of unbelief, by an attempt to believe. Often the person cannot really feel convinced they do believe, and feels defensive when questioned about why they are a christian. Sometimes they are not sure that they are, the attempt to just believe is hard to sustain, and they often give up. This perhaps affects moreso people who have been brought up christian, taken to church from a young age.
Some times when questioned the 'believer' feels they must turn the tables and show the unbeliever that they are no different, that there are things they just believe also. The outcome is unproductive, and unfruitful.
For one thing does the person who has tried to just believe, in spite of their unbelief, really have biblical faith?
Others come to make a kind of Kierkegaardian leap of faith. Again it seems impossible to respond to questions of non believers, if the 'believer' steps outside their circle of faith, into the non-believers circle, how can they answer?
Any christians have thoughts on this?
Some times when questioned the 'believer' feels they must turn the tables and show the unbeliever that they are no different, that there are things they just believe also. The outcome is unproductive, and unfruitful.
For one thing does the person who has tried to just believe, in spite of their unbelief, really have biblical faith?
Others come to make a kind of Kierkegaardian leap of faith. Again it seems impossible to respond to questions of non believers, if the 'believer' steps outside their circle of faith, into the non-believers circle, how can they answer?
Any christians have thoughts on this?
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