Faith and Reason

Question 1

• critics of _________ feel that _________ is _________ and _________ and _________ to _________
• in this class we will propose that _________ is _________ _________ and _________ from _________
• it’s reasonable to hold it as a _________ even if you can’t _________ because that’s _________

Answer 1

• christianity, faith, unreasonable, illogical, contrary, reason
• christianity, extremely reasonable, deduced, evidence
• worldview, prove everything with 100% certainty, impossible

Question 2

• throughout _________ _________, christians have held that _________ and _________ should be _________ _________
• this doesn’t mean we can _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________

Answer 2

• church history, faith, reason, brought together
• fully grasp all truth about God

Question 3

4 points to remember about the relationship of faith and reason
1. our _________ to _________ comes from _________
- Deuteronomy 6:4-5, _________ God with ________
- God has given you the _________ to _________ and _________ you to _________ _________
- Jesus uses _________ like _________ and _________ to _________ his _________

Answer 3

• ability, reason, God
• love, all your mind
• ability, reason, wants, use it
• evidence, signs, teaching, support, messiahship

Question 4

4 points to remember about the relationship of faith and reason
2. _________ is _________ _________to _________
- 1 corinthians 1:18
- there is _________ _________ about _________ Jesus _________ for _________
- though _________ say _________, they _________ _________ that _________

Answer 4

• faith, not contrary, reason
• nothing illogical, believing, died, mankind
• some, otherwise, can’t substantiate, charge

Question 5

4 points to remember about the relationship of faith and reason
3. we should try to _________
- our faith should be _________
- not all _________ hold up under _________ _________, but _________

Answer 5

• apply reason to our faith whenever possible
• grounded in reality
• religions, close scrutiny, christianity largely does

Question 6

4 points to remember about the relationship of faith and reason
4. some things about the _________ _________are _________ our _________ to _________

Answer 6

• christian faith, beyond, ability, understand

Question 7

• _________ theology: _________ of _________ _________ theologians _________ for _________ based in _________

Answer 7

reformed, surge, highly intellectual, arguing, theology, protestantism

Question 8

• _________ _________of _________ _________
  1. _________: _________ of the _________
• can’t believe in something _________
• we must _________ what we are _________
  2. _________: _________ with the _________ of the _________ and _________ to it
• you can _________ about a _________ _________ without _________ with it/putting your _________
  3. _________of the _________: to _________ _________ _________for _________
• so we _________to _________with our _________

Answer 8

• three-fold nature, saving faith
• knowledge, facts, gospel
• you know nothing about
• understand, putting our faith in
• assent, agreeing, truth, gospel, submitting
• know, belief system, agreeing, faith in it
• act, will, trust christ alone, justification
• respond, christ, minds

Question 9

• the _________of the _________ is _________ for _________ because it requires _________ and the _________ to _________
• we can’t _________ all _________ because we are _________ and _________ is _________
• just because they _________ our _________ doesn’t mean _________

Answer 9

• life, mind, essential, christianity, logic, ability, think through things
• grasp, truth, finite, God, infinite
• evade, understanding, they are irrational

Question 10

our faith should be grounded in :

Answer 10

reality