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Did you ever eat eggs before the age of two? The only way to know is through your parents’ testimony. Yet, they could lie — even for what they believe to be a “good” reason. This shows that the same vessel capable of conveying truth can also carry falsehood. That is why everyone must rely on faith to decide whether their parents are telling the truth. This is the very nature of testimony itself. While it is the only possible means of communicating truth, it can also serve to communicate lies — a limitation that comes from human frailty. Humanity depends on “faith in testimony” to grasp truth, yet testimonies are capable of deception, and humans lack the means to bypass this uncertainty.
This dynamic plays out every day. A familiar example is the 2020 U.S. election. Did Biden truly win the votes, or was it Trump? The information we receive comes in the form of testimonies, not direct evidence. When both sides use the same vessel—testimony—to deliver opposite claims, humans are unable to discern which is true, even though one must be false. Lacking the ability to verify further, people are forced to choose whom to believe. Put another way, if the so-called “evidence” were readily available, no rational person would have stormed the U.S. Capitol with a gun.
In a broader sense, the entire purpose of Earth is a test of faith—and so is the Bible. Both Eden and Earth are models of Heaven (and even of Hell), where angels coexist with humans. Angels are endowed with far greater intelligence and ability than humans. For this reason, humankind was utterly defeated both in Eden and on Earth. Humans live under the Law, captives without hope, destined for destruction by a flood. Yet, the self-sacrifice of Jesus changed everything. Through Him, humans who were dead under the Law may live through Faith. Faith remains the only weapon through which humanity can break its chains.
