Is there a God?

What reason says:

“Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence.” (2) 

2. A lecture by Richard Dawkins extracted from The Nullifidian (Dec 94),

From the Bible:

When you search for me, you will find me; if you seek me with all your heart, Jeremiah 29:13 New RSV

God is not a man, that He would lie, nor a son of man, that He would change His mind; Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Numbers 23:19 NASB

For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. 1 Corinthians 1:25 NIV

By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. Hebrews 11:3 NIV

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV

Introduction:

Is it right to consider our capacity for faith unreasonable?

— or is it a uniquely human ability not lightly to be dismissed?

Questions:

What does it mean to have faith?

What does the bible say about believing in God?

What benefits are promised to those who choose to believe?

Is having faith reasonable, or is it a ‘cop out’ that believes blindly ‘in spite of’ the evidence?

Can we have faith in God when we see so many problems in this world?

Are there benefits from believing that atheism does not understand?

Is there a pathway to belief and faith for those with genuine doubts and questions about God?

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