Tag: blind faith

  • Faith is Not a Chair!

    Faith is Not a Chair!

    I remember this illustration about faith that I always heard growing up and I hear it still today. Faith in God is like having faith in a chair. We sit on a chair and have faith that it will hold us up. So, too, is our faith in God. I find this illustration troublesome. Faith…

  • Praise: the response of the worshipper to the work of God

    What is praise? The response of the worshipper to the work of God. Genesis 28:18-22 What is praise and where does praise come from? Are we to praise God blindly or has He provided a reason for which we can believe our praise to Him means something? All too often worshippers fill a church building…