Monday; October 4
There are times in religion when we use words and just expect people to automatically know what we mean. One of those words in Christianity is “faith”. For the most part, when we use the term faith, we harken back to the New Testament definition, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1). While I am not about to argue a spiritual definition with by an inspired writer, the other day, I got thinking about faith and came up with an alternative thought. Faith is believing in what you want to believe in. While the world might traditionally look at “faith” in a religious context, we all have faith. As Christians, we have faith in God and what we believe to be His inspired Word; but non-believers have faith as well. Often their faith is invested in what is called modern history or even advanced science. Many people will tell you that their “faith” is based upon fact, but a quick review of the claims made by historians and scie