The validity of Christian faith or any other truth claim is neither affirmed nor denied on the basis of who endorses it. #Christianfaith #atheism #culturalelites #skepticism
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ChristianfaithisnotconditionaluponhumanvalidationByMarlonDeBlasio,Op-edcontributorWednesday,March19,2025iStock/GettyImagesPlus/mattjeacockSomeChristianshavewonderedwhysomeeminentprofessionalsdon’tbelieve.Ihavehearditasked,“Ifit’struethenwhydoesn’t‘soandso’believeit”?ThevalidityofChristianfaithoranyothertruthclaimisneitheraffirmednordeniedonthebasisofwhoendorsesit.Ibelieveit’sfolly(andunbiblical)foraChristiantoseekultimatevalidationofone’sfaithfromhumansources.AsPaulwrote,“ForIwouldhaveyouknow,brothers,thatthegospelthatwaspreachedbymeisnotman’sgospel”(Gal.1:11).
Solomonwiselyplacedhumankindinproperperspective,“Surelythereisnotarighteousmanonearthwhodoesgoodandneversins”(Eccl.7:20).Historyhastaughtusrepeatedlythathumanityisinherentlyvulnerabletoitsownflaws,andregardlessofhowseeminglygreatitsaccomplishmentsit
