The Knowledge of the Holy

I'm reading the Bible in one year and the New Testament reading for Jul 18 is Romans 4:16-5:11.

"Yet [Abraham] did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised." - Romans 4:20-21 (NIV)

Doesn't this apply to all of us?

"We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." - Romans 8:22-25 (NIV)

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God's will." - Romans 8:26-27 (NIV)

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified." - Romans 8:28-30 (NIV)

"Based on what you know, trust God for what you do not know." - Ravi Zacharias

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6 months ago, I wrote on my blog that

Faith is not opposed to reason. On the contrary, faith is founded on reason.

Faith is "blind" in the sense that we put our faith in something we do not see. After all, 'faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see' (Hebrews 11:1, NIV). However, faith is not blind in the sense that we are not certain of what we do not see. We ARE certain of what we do not see.

My faith that England will win the World Cup in 2010 is a blind faith because I cannot be certain of it. Indeed, my faith that England will win the World Cup in 2010 is a blind faith even if England does end up winning the World Cup in 2010.

Of course, England is not going to win the World Cup in 2010. Maybe in 2014!

Link: Prophecies, Predictions and the Will of God (11 Jul 10)