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Concordia Theological Monthly

Publication Date

6-1-1952

Document Type

Article

Keywords

faith, believe, truth, christian, miracles, sin

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

A careful person insists on evidence. He is critical. He will be interested in the proofs for the existence of God and other apologetic evidence for the Christian faith. He is delighted to see that Christianity has met human needs better than any other religion (the pragmatic evidence) and finds such practical values a potent demonstration of its truth. But we do not reach our Savior along the lines of logic, of premises and inferences. We do not find God at the end of a philosophical search - He is standing on our doorstep. He simply appears in our midst and is accepted for "reasons of the heart" (Pascal) that cannot be tested.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Matthew 2:3-6; John 8:46; James 2:19; Mark 16:13; Luke 4:22; Acts 13:7; Acts 24:25; John 10:38; John 5:36; John 10:25; John 14:10-11; John 15:24; John 4:48; John 20:29; Romans 8:24; Mark 4:15; 1 Corinthians 13:12; 1 Timothy 6:3-4;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

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