#36 Parenthetical Post

Just want to make a couple of points indirectly connected to our current conversation.

1) Reason and knowledge did not lead me to faith.
Rom 10:17 says well that "faith comes by hearing". I'm a believer because I met a man named Jesus. He talks to me. He works powerfully in my life. He answers prayer. He works miracles. It's a very relational and revelational kind of thing. He speaks to me through scripture and he speaks to me in many of the ways I observe him speaking to other people in the narratives of scripture. No audible voice yet. Maybe later today though.
2) Reason and knowledge are complementary to my faith.
I'm not claiming to be a scholar or a genius. But I have put some thought into my faith. So far, this has served me well. It hasn't undermined my faith at all, but only supported it through the consistent congruence that I discover.
3) I recognize that no one else is going to come to faith through reason and knowledge. Sorry for that Aquinas.
4) Even so, from an apologetic perspective, I need to point out that we're going at this all wrong. Starting with Genesis and working forward is not the best way to establish scriptural authority. Much better to begin with the gospels as reliable documents then move to Jesus as a trustworthy authority then move to acceptance of the OT on the warrant of Jesus' authority. The current conversation would then serve to simply clarify objections to the OT and better understand the purpose and development of the OT rather than attempt to establish it's authority through argument.