What are the Underlying presuppositions of "Faith is belief without proof, and Faith seeks understanding.”?
Think about these 2 different definitions: “Faith is belief without proof.” “Faith seeks understanding.” What are the different underlying presuppositions for each? In other words, how do these definitions differ?
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Hebrews 11: By Faith We Understand
1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.
3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.
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Faith is not belief without proof.
Faith is a hope that what you believe is true and you can base that faith and hope on observation and experience.
If you know someone really well then you have faith in them that they will be nice to you. Your experiences with that person has led you to have hope that your belief in them is justified. It isnt blind faith. It is based on experience with this person, but it is still faith because that person might turn on you at any minute. You dont control that person.
You can understand why you have your faith even if you dont have 100% proof that your faith is justified because you cant control every situation and you cant know everything.
I have faith that the grass on my lawn will be there tomorrow---but I can't prove it.