THE LIVING GOD
THE LIVING GOD
Faith
Faith as intellectual assent to a set of doctrines or historical facts
Richard Dawkins:
“faith means blind trust, in the absence of evidence”
Faith as a 'transaction' we make with God in order to receive forgiveness
based on promise
Greek:
Hebrew:
(amen)
'mn
pistis
The Narrative of Faith:
FAITH IS TOLD THROUGH STORY
Genesis 15/ Hebrews 11
Abraham and Sarah
The community of faith through history
based on promise
Relational trust