Faith by its definition is not an obvious, provible or easy. At least it is an existential challenge. I had a preacher once say to me that having faith is like figuratively stepping off the edge of a cliff. In other words, moving ahead with something very difficult or dangerious without knowing the outcome in advance.
The literal meaning of the written word is more or less considered solid ground. But it is anything but solid. Literal meaning is testimony without proof, unless you believe it to be the word of God, which seems to me to be a leap of faith or act of faith.
So, how is it that traditionalists or fundamentalists are so sure of themselves as to proclaim certainty or absolute truth?
2006-07-04
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