SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
You've stated that "Scripture teaches that if you continue to show scepticism, the only evidence you'll witness is the evidence of judgement.'Nowhere have I said that reason is not of value. If you ever read the works of Thomas Aquinas, you will know that he wrote extensively on the topic of 'Faith and Reason'. Aquinas stated that both faith and reason are of value, but that each is best employed in its own realm. Reason is best applied to the things of creation, whilst faith is best applied to the spiritual things of the Kingdom of God (my over-simplification!). There remains an element of vagary as to the precise line of separation....hence the debate.
Skepticism is the act of doubting or questioning something.
So you can't use your reason to doubt and question the teachings of Scripture. You have to just believe them or "the only evidence you'll witness is the evidence of judgment," according to you.
And we're right back where we started.If you pick up a concordance of the Bible and look up the word 'faith', you will see that there are very few references to faith in the OT, but hundreds in the NT. Throughout his ministry, Jesus calls the attention of his disciples to matters of faith. The simple reason for this is that the NT is a covenant based on a person, not a set of commandments. The disciples of Christ are called upon to follow the Spirit of Christ, the Holy Spirit, and this takes faith.
Faith is the excuse people give for believing when they don't have evidence.
And as you say, if we show skepticism, the only evidence we get is "evidence of judgment."