A fresh start???

Ok, so this is my second or third attempt to keep this blog up to date. I can't blame you if you're skeptical that this attempt will fare any better than the last. Honestly, I feel the same way. So, we're not going to put any pressure on me. Deal?

So where am I going this time? Well, I've decided to go further back than the beginnings of the universe, life, and such. Instead, I have been contemplating the beginning of knowledge itself. Not where knowledge began, but the foundation of my knowledge which results in my faith. So, I'm going to try and develop, with a mathematically rigorous process, the basis of knowledge and all it's derivatives.

First of all, I am only hopeful that I can pursue this study because Proverbs 1:7 tells us "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." No true knowledge can be acquired apart from the LORD. Whether you acknowledge God or not, all things still originate and have their being in Him. For those who do not accept God, they can still only know truth by admitting the eternal character of God in the works of His hand. Namely, the universe obeys constant, unchanging laws and truth can only be known, because it is true and unchanging.

I began this quest by starting with the fact I believe these statements to be true, because I believe the Bible is true. (You could say that the basis for belief in Christ as the creator is based in my belief in the veracity of the Bible.) Next, I believe the Bible is true, because I believe that the account of Christ recorded in the Bible, which I believe because the weight of the evidence for Christ's life, miracles, death and resurrection proves this beyond reasonable doubt. So you see how each belief (each truth) is only true, so long as it is based on another truth. If any of the truths prove false, then all of the dependent truths become suspect. So, as I worked backwards, I began to realize, that there are some fundamental issues of from which I might develop a rational philosophy of knowledge and truth.

Please understand that I undertake this effort, firm in my conviction that faith in the God of the Bible and His Son, Jesus Christ will be justified by the rational arguments I plan on using. To each man I say understand the foundation of your faith as far as you are able. If you can only believe because you have been told by someone whom you trust, then rest on that knowledge. If you are able to understand all philosophy and spent years working in that field, then evaluate your knowledge in light of the real and convincing proofs that exist. If you are in between, then pursue your understanding as far as you are able, and then stretch a little further. You will not be excused if you have decided to oppose the LORD in your beliefs, even if you consider your efforts at understanding sincere.

To all, regardless of your worldview, I ask your patience and assistance where my efforts fall short of the goal. Only in so much that this effort be to the glory of God, do I undertake it. So to those who are Christians, believing on Christ for their salvation, I ask you to hold me accountable. To warn me against sin and error and to correct me if I fall. Though God is perfect I am not. God's ways are beyond our understanding and his thoughts are above our thoughts. Therefore, this is not an attempt to prove God, to defend Him or justify his ways. This is only an attempt to show, by rational argument, why trusting God and placing your faith in Jesus Christ is not only reasonable, but the only way to obtain salvation from your sins and inherit eternal life.

NEXT: The core of faith in Jesus Christ.