Today I read the following quote by J. I. Packer and it's so good I need to share it. Packer writes, "We should not abandon faith in anything that God has taught us merely because we cannot solve all the problems which it raises. Our own intellectual competence is not the test and measure of divine truth. It is not for us to stop believing because we lack understanding, or to postpone believing till we can get understanding, but to believe in order than we may understand. This is the core issue of authority - are we going to trust our own minds, or are we going to trust God's Word?" taken from Fundamentalism and the Word of God
Something to think about...
"Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." - Proverbs 3:5,6 (NIV)
4 comments:
Amen, David! His Word is resplendent with examples of people, just like us, who had to keep on believing amidst unexplainable circumstances. May we be found faithful in our belief and trust in Him.
Thanks for sharing. It is something I desperately needed reminding of.
This IS needed David..by us all and especially out little Pilgrim Pal...
Lots of praying to be doing.....Love Terry
Hi Pilot-mother in Israel!!
Hi Terry!! :)
LOts of praing, indeed...
Thank you, Mrs.Shirkie, for mentioning me too ;)
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