Calvary Church

Faith is often understood as believing without evidence what you really want to be true. Skeptics consider that there is no difference between believing that there is a herd of pink elephants living somewhere on Earth and religious faith. Faith of any label is nothing more than blind, mindless faith, a grasping of hope out of thin air, a blind leap into the dark. Ask: “What evidence do you have for your belief in pink elephants?” The answer: “None. I just believe.”

But, the faith spoken of in the Scriptures is different. It is a testable faith. The distinguishing mark of Christianity is this: placing faith in Jesus results in a response from Jesus. Other religions rest upon belief in the ancient teachings of the founder or prophet who has been long dead. Faith in Jesus is based not only on His teaching, but upon a person to Person encounter with Him. All relationships are based upon mutual self-disclosure; each person revealing and expressing themselves to the other. This is exactly what happens the moment a person places trust in Jesus. He reveals Himself to that person. The evidence that Jesus is real rests upon the experience of His Presence.

If God is the one who created us to be so relational, then certainly He is more than able to relationally respond and reveal Himself to you.